Build a Faster HTML5 App with Backbone.js, Zepto.js and Trigger.io

This post from Trigger.io shares a strategy for creating Android and iOS apps from a single HTML5 codebase.

The post walks through:

  • including your JavaScript files
  • using Backbone.js to present a responsive interface
  • using the HTML5 boilerplate to reduce inconsistencies across platforms

Read it here: How to build fast HTML5 mobile apps using backbone.js, zepto.js and trigger.io – Cross Platform Dev Blog

Backbone.js: A Roundup for Beginners

Backbone.js LogoBringing MVC architecture to the creation of Web applications, Backbone.js helps you manage complexity while keep your coding practices clean, including maintaining a neat separation of content from presentation. Backbone.js plays well with other libraries, giving developers freedom to follow their own preferences for DOM scripting — whether with jQuery, Dojo, Prototype, etc.

Developed by Jeremy Ashkenas, creator of CoffeeScript, Backbone.js has quickly built an active and helpful community of developers. If you’d like to start learning more about it, here are some excellent places to start.

Home Base

Backbone.js lives here

Ecosystem

Resource Roundups

Leading Competitors

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