I like Chaplin.js, it provides a very structured way of building Backbone applications with things like memory management and object disposal, which are really nice.
Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
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Re: Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
#32Do you know jQuery inside out? If not, you should learn that before you worry about higher level frameworks.
I barely use jquery at all and build rather large JS applications. YMMV
Angular is making a run at replacing jQuery as we speak. It still lacks some of the easing and visual effects, but can do most of what jQuery is known for.
http://paulhammant.com/2012/03/03/replacing-jquery-with-angu...
"Don’t even use jQuery. Don’t even include it. It will hold you back. And when you come to a problem that you think you know how to solve in jQuery already, before you reach for the $, try to think about how to do it within the confines the AngularJS. If you don’t know, ask! 19 times out of 20, the best way to do it doesn’t need jQuery and to try to solve it with jQuery results in more work for you."
Re: Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
#33Re: Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
#34Disappointed (but not surprised) to see Twitter Flight missing from this list. Flight + jQuery has been stellar for me, building several applications of varying complexity (one basic CRUD app with a little bit of flair, one pretty client-intensive app, though no client-side routing, and a few in between).
Re: Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
#35I mucked around with a few but found them quite restrictive and generally only pushed issues around as opposed to solving them. As soon as you're dealing with a nasty API you can generally find the limits of a framework and have to start writing your own work arounds to behave inside its designed parameters.
Essentially I've found jQuery the best option as a framework, and only because it reduces the verbosity of straight Javascript. Everything else, as noted above, usually ends up in the "good at first then in wish I didn't" basket.
At the end of the day, the majority of what I do is binding, validation, and event handling... and no framework really reduces what has to be done, they just stops other people from doing it differently.
Re: Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
#36What frameworks and libraries do you use to develop for iOS and Android?
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Re: Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
#38I use backbone, I like it because it's less of a framework and more of a way of structuring your code, you can decide the rest and there are loads of modules/libraries out there to help you out.
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#39I'm going all in on Angular, even building a big open source project around it ( http://ionicframework.com/ ). What really drew me in was hearing from developers that were using it at big, slow companies for entire teams building production apps. Officially adopting a technology like that is pretty rare, and I guessed Angular had started to achieve a level of adoption that would make it the most worthwhile to invest…
Also, for anybody who is a fan of Durandal... looks like it'll be combining with Angular:
http://eisenbergeffect.bluespire.com/angular-and-durandal-co...
Re: Poll: Which JavaScript framework do you use (and why)?
#40I'm going all in on Angular, even building a big open source project around it ( http://ionicframework.com/ ). What really drew me in was hearing from developers that were using it at big, slow companies for entire teams building production apps. Officially adopting a technology like that is pretty rare, and I guessed Angular had started to achieve a level of adoption that would make it the most worthwhile to invest…
Ionic is pretty darn cool! We are building our customer facing app around it and it has made developing apps for smartphones a breeze. The funny thing is, we use the MEAN stack for the server side component so essentially, our entire dev stack is HTML5, CSS and Javascript :D