Backbone.js Link Collection

Backbone.js Link Collection

Here's a list of some great Backbone.js resources.

• Developing Backbone.js Applications (Great Resource)
• Backbone.js Tutorial
• Getting to Know Backbone.js
• Backbone.js Wine Cellar Tutorial
• Sample Mobile App with Backbone.js and PhoneGap (Follow Up To Above +PhoneGap)
• Backbone.js: Internals Summary
• Baby Steps to Backbone.js: Model Validation
• Baby steps to Backbone.js: Exploring collections
• Baby steps to Backbone.js: Exploring collections. Part 2
• 3 Stages Of A Backbone Application’s Startup
• The Responsibilities Of The Various Pieces Of Backbone.js
• Searching With A BackboneJS Collection
• Backbone.js: Getting The Model For A Clicked Element
• Get A Model From A Backbone Collection Without Knowing If The Collection Is Loaded
• Backbone - Introduction & Views (Screen Cast)

The items in the list range from introductions to tips and tricks as well as an article on using Backbone.js with PhoneGap to create some great cross-platform apps in HTML5.

Hoping to have another piece up on converting Messages and Reminders up soon.  This time focusing on server sync.

Enjoy!

Source Maps in Coffeescript 1.6.1

Source Maps in Coffeescript 1.6.1

As a follow up to my previous post on the subject, I'm pleased to let my readers know that source maps are now available in Coffeescript 1.6.1 and up.

This is a big step forward in debugging for Coffeescript.   To create a source map along with your compiled javascript, simply use the --map or -m option when compiling.   Currently,  Chrome and nightly WebKit builds are the only browsers to support source maps.  To enanble source maps, open the developer tools in Chrome and click on the gear icon in the lower right corner, this will give you the settings dialog.  In settings set "Enable Source Maps" to on(checked).

Source maps are also available for Node.js.  For more information on Node source maps please see this post.

For more infomation on source maps, see this HTML5 Rocks tutorial.