Evolving your JavaScript with Backbone.js

WordPress 3.6 includes Backbone.js version 1.0, the JavaScript library used in the new WordPress media uploader. It can be intimidating to get started with a library like Backbone, but it is a powerful tool for developers of WordPress plugins, themes and web apps. In this session we’ll look at several ways to integrate Backbone into your WordPress themes and plugins, including a step-by-step demonstration of how Backbone improves the quality of your existing jQuery code. There’s no reason to stop there though — to close we’ll walk through other exciting ways to use Backbone alongside WordPress, including how to make a standalone Backbone application that only uses WordPress for its data. Mad science, for fun and profit!