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Thanks! https://github.com/perka/backbone-ui/issues/9

That's a great point. It's been on my todo list for a while now to remove the JQuery dependency from Backbone UI, since we're now only using it mainly for event handling and positi…

care to elaborate?

Have a closer look - this library was built solely for generating UI from JavaScript.

No, this is not by the same people as Backbone. The name refers to the fact that all components are Backbone Views.

Here's an example of a real product built using Backbone UI: https://getperka.com/signup/#account

Thanks for sharing your viewpoint. I realize that templates are a popular choice for many, but I view them as an unneccesary layer of indirection. Sort of like printing out an emai…

https://github.com/joestelmach/lint.vim

Thanks for sharing. JavaScript has come a long way, even from 2006, yet most developers still have the mindset that this sort of thing can't perform well. What we're left with are …

Thanks for the tip, but I've had much success using this method on teams of 5+ developers and a full-time designer.

I'm only disagreeing with the use of the word 'performant', and the popular viewpoint that any solution that isn't as fast as possible can't be labeled as such.