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I've been trying to get into using Backbone for a while, but I've been frustrated by the lack of resources - the official docs are essentially just a lengthy reference and an extremely basic Todos demo, neither or which has been all that helpful in getting normal app started. I'm excited to try out this screencast :)

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The Backbone.js homepage assumes that you're somewhat familiar with building JavaScript-heavy web applications ... I can see how it would be lacking if you're coming at it fresh.

Would you like to see an official tutorial listed on that page, or would a screencast be better? Doing a section linking out to all of the third-party tutorials is another option.

A good official tutorial would be fantastic, one that walked through something with a little more complexity than the basic to-dos demo. It's not that the official docs are particularly hard-to-read, it's just that it's very much a reference that doesn't give you a good place to start or "big picture" overview.

This is a great step by step tutorial leading to the Todos example. http://arturadib.com/hello-backbonejs/

Including it or something similar would be beneficial for beginners. As someone else mentioned, an official collection of good tutorials will be really helpful.

Yes, please! Any form of official tutorial would be welcome. And indeed, if you could "endorse" high-quality tutorials by linking to them it would be great.

I would always rather see a text tutorial than a screencast.

FYI, there are a few other resources kicking around too. Thanks to OP for another.

http://peepcode.com/products/backbone-js http://peepcode.com/products/backbone-ii

http://workshops.thoughtbot.com/backbone-js-on-rails

I'll second the Peepcode screencasts, they worked really well for me.

Awesome, I really hope it helps you out! And don't hesitate to ask me any follow up questions as well. :)

I agree. Documentation and a simple example isn't enough. I look forward to going through the material.

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