joestelmach

That's a great point.

It's been on my todo list for a while now to remove the JQuery dependency from Backbone UI, since we're now only using it mainly for event handling and positioning.

JQuery was an obvious choice when this project was born over a year ago. I've since formalized my preferred method of DOM generation into the Laconic library, but have yet to do the same for the last bits of JQuery still being used.

care to elaborate?

Have a closer look - this library was built solely for generating UI from JavaScript.

No, this is not by the same people as Backbone. The name refers to the fact that all components are Backbone Views.

Thanks for sharing your viewpoint.

I realize that templates are a popular choice for many, but I view them as an unneccesary layer of indirection. Sort of like printing out an email, hand writing a response, and scanning it back in as a reply. Once your markup has been converted to a document object model, why not embrace it?