A recent wave of excitement has generated an immense amount of javascript frameworks or libraries. However, none of these libraries really make a lot of headway in addressing how to do highly-scalable Javascript UI development. This talk proposes some different paradigms for programming interfaces on the client, leveraging time-tested design patterns used in enterprise software for years. For more, see http://diurnal.st

1. A Different View
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2. Backbone.View
Good
• Loose $ dependency
• Simple event delegation system
• Trim API (initialize/render)
...But
• Setup code inflexible
• Classical inheritance model
• No nesting support
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3. DRY
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4. Breaking it down
Model creation
Views auto-created
Views auto-assembled
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5. Model creation
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6. Views auto-created
View.js
BackBreaker.js
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7. Views auto-assembled
View.js
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8. Demo
slashhashbang.com/demos/viewframework
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9. Code Sharing
Functionality Mixins
• FlexGrid, States, Themable, Skeleton
Base Definitions
• StandardCarouselLayout, ShareButton
Future: Dynamic Runtime Behaviors
• AMD, Mobile-optimization, other environment-specific
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10. Questions?
Answers.
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