Spine 1.0.0 is out (Backbone alternative)

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12 pointsmrchess2 comments

Thanks for the link. To be honest though, I feel quite overwhelmed by what I perceive to be an incredible increase in js frameworks - has anyone seen an article comparing different alternatives and their pros and cons?

Spine has been out for a while, been 0.0.x for a long time, just 1.0.0 came out today, and was heavily inspired by Backbone. It is essentially a lighter Backbone (no dependencies on underscore, no collections).

I've extensivley used Spine in production environments and it handled quite well. Only recently have I begun using Backbone and I will be sure to post my comparison once it finishes. However at this point, they both feel VERY similar. Will post more as I myself understand Backbone better...

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