Step by step from jQuery to Backbone

image from chrisbewick.com
A great explanation by fstoerkle on github
I've seen many struggle when they first meet Backbone.js. In this blog post I will gradually refactor a bit of code from how I used to write JavaScript before, into proper Backbone.js code using models, collections, views and events. Hopefully this process will give you a firm understanding of the core abstractions in Backbone.js.
Let's start with
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