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  1. Two gotchas every CoffeeScript and Backbone.js developer should know

    How mutation can lead you down the wrong path.

    Sage Griffin
    May 21, 2013
    • Web
    • JavaScript
  2. Backbone.js Templates Without Logic or Interpolation

    Traditional Backbone.js templates typically interpolate a few values and have...

    Joël Quenneville
    March 16, 2013
    • Web
    • JavaScript
  3. Full-text search in your browser

    Add search functionality to your web page using the lunr.js JavaScript library.

    Oliver Nightingale
    February 26, 2013
    • JavaScript
    • Search
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  4. Vimulator

    Demonstrating Vim Have you ever noticed that Vim demonstrations...

    George Brocklehurst
    December 10, 2012
    • Vim
    • JavaScript
  5. Using Capybara to Test JavaScript that Makes HTTP Requests

    Testing an application that integrates with an HTTP service can be tricky: ...

    Joe Ferris
    November 1, 2012
    • Web
    • JavaScript
    • Testing
  6. Automatically Reload the Browser for Javascript Tests

    Fast tests mean a fast feedback loop when doing TDD. Let’s make our tests...

    Dylan Griffin
    September 29, 2012
    • Web
    • JavaScript
    • Testing
  7. Don’t Repeat Your Ruby Constants in Javascript

    Constants help us avoid Magic Numbers and repeated code, which violates the...

    Adarsh Pandit
    September 27, 2012
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    • Rails
    • Good Code
  8. Backbone.js on Rails hits 1.0

    Almost 1 year ago, on July 18, 2011, we announced our book, Backbone.js on...

    Chad Pytel
    June 23, 2012
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  9. Ridiculously simple Ajax uploads with FormData

    Use the JavaScript FormData object to make Ajax based file uploads simple.

    Pablo Brasero
    January 10, 2012
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  10. Backbone.js on Rails live audio Q&A chat

    The audio from the talk at the event.

    Jason Morrison
    October 21, 2011
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