Question

I was recently hired at a startup as the front end developer. As our product is a user admin that will be used by financial organizations, we want the app to run as much like an application as possible. I have been tasked with finding the clientside framework.

After researching, I have chosen backbone.js. When I presented this choice today, I was asked some questions that I do not have the full answers for but thought you guys might.

1. Is backbone.js production ready?
   Is it rock solid and is there any proof?
   I will only be using models, views, and collections for this app. My question is, how confident can I be that backbone will not just randomly fail when dealing with models. Are there any official tests I might be able to look at? What are your experiences with backbone?

2. Is there any sort of support network in place for dealing with backbone related issues?

Answers to either of these questions as well as any insights you have that I could present to my boss would be most appreciated! I Really want to use backbone as I think its a perfect fit, but because its so new, I need to sell it.

Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Is Backbone.js production ready?

Take a look at Backbone’s example section. Some of its better known users include:

• DocumentCloud themselves.
• 37signals for BaseCamp Mobile.
• SoundCloud for their mobile site.
• BitTorrent in a manner that is not immediately obvious from the description, but seemingly related to a beta product.

Is there a support network in place?

There is, of course, no guarantee that it will be supported by its authors indefinitely, but it has gained a lot of traction very quickly so I don’t see it going anywhere soon. The authors recommend reporting issues on GitHub.

There is always Stack Overflow itself for support!