Backbone.js Single Page Application Template for .NET MVC4

Hey All,

asp.net is hosting a Single Page Application(SPA) Template for Backbone.js.  As a .NET developer and a fan of Backbone.js this looks to be a great resource.  Haven't had a chance to try it out myself yet on anything, hoping maybe this weekend to do a small app with it.

As a note, it uses TypeScript files for it's client side code.  TypeScript is a bit like CoffeeScript in that it compiles down to JavaScript but unlike CoffeeScript which comes with it's own syntax, TypeScript is more of a super set of JavaScript.  I'll likely do a little overview of TypeScript soon to show what it's all about.

Here is the template code of github.

Enjoy.

Quick Links - April 10 2013 Coffeescript and Backbone.js

Hey figured I better put a post up since I've been slacking lately.  Here's a couple of interesting finds:

• Mixins in Coffeescript
• CoffeeScript vs. TypeScript
• Backbone Tutorials

The first post is a discussion on using Mixins with Coffeescript as well as a couple of example implementations.

The second is a presentation on Coffeescript vs Typescript highlighting some of the differences and similarties, pros v cons, etc.  I added this as I hope to begin using TypeScript on some pet projects and plan on doing a post on it soon.

The third are some backbone tutorials, mostly simple stuff but some interesting none the less, looking to up the Backbone.js content on here so I figured this would be a good start.

Have a post coming on using Backbone.js sync soon, showing how to interact with RESTful web service from Backbone.

Enjoy!