Question

Im working on a framework based off bootstrap that will be used across multiple websites. At the moment im just writing a ton of jQuery functions for different events and doesn’t seem scalable at all. I been reading up on MVC for js and not sure when it should be used or if its what I need to start applying.

Any suggestions on when its needed?

Answer 1

The answer to this is simple … use MVC when your project gets large enough to warrant it. Many patterns can end up being overkill when you’re writing a small project, or simple feature. But there will come a time when not using something like MVC to organize your code will result in an unmaintanable mess. It sounds like you’re already hitting that point, so it could definitely make sense to put some thought into how you structure your application.

I actually wrote an article on how you can easily use the pattern from javascript without having to bring in any heavyweight external dependencies:
http://codecube.net/2009/06/mvc-pattern-with-javascript/