Not MacGyver's JavaScript

One of the first questions you’ll ask when venturing into the world of rich web applications is: is it possible to write JavaScript that doesn’t make other developers cry? As your client-side JavaScript gets bigger and more complex, so too does the complexity of your boilerplate code and project structure. Without a larger plan, your JavaScript can end up a soupy mess.

But building JavaScript-heavy applications doesn’t need to be a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants experience. This session looks at some of the problems people face when building complex, highly interactive web pages or single-page applications, and some simple patterns to help kick complexity to the curb, illustrated using Backbone.js but applicable no matter what JavaScript library you use.