Theresa's Rolodex

[TheresaManney]

ROLODEX

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Comprehension Questions

Question	Answer
What role does the Model play in Backbone?	Backbone Models talk to the database to load and save data to use for the application.
How do Backbone Views compare to Rails controllers?	Similar to rails controllers, Backbone Views communicate between the data and the DOM. When DOM events occur, the Views in Backbone are responsible for updating what the user will see next, it is also responsible to change the view accordingly if data in the model is changed, it can also save new data to the database.
How do Backbone Events work in comparison to DOM events?	DOM events include information that is gathered when a user clicks or interacts with an application. The Backbone events are the logical things that will be happen when the DOM event is triggered.
What do you think of Backbone in comparison to raw JavaScript & jQuery?	Backbone seems to create more organization by using MV* as a base. Although this organization is still a challenge for me to understand completely, it definitely helps to have several files to organize what pieces will to specific tasks rather than having one file that handles everything in a long script.
Do you have any recommendations on how we could improve this project for the next cohort?	I felt that lots of the organization was challenging to understand. The live code example that we all worked through in class was great, but it is not something that I cannot implement on my own which worries me. If anything were to be taught differently, I would maybe mention to the class if we should have syntax and order in how to create something memorized or not.

[CheezItMan]

Not bad, just remember not to use raw jQuery in a view. Use this.$ instead to only select items within the view.

[CheezItMan]

This should probably be in the document.ready handler.

[CheezItMan]

I would suggest to show the modal after the contents are filled in to prevent a flash effect when the modal is shown, if the browser is busy.

Also don't use raw JavaScript to select items in the view. Use this.$ instead.

[CheezItMan]

ROLODEX

What We're Looking For

Feature	Feedback
Core Requirements
Git hygiene	More granular commits would be better.
Comprehension questions	Backbone event are used to communicate changes among your application components.
Functionality
Created a Contact Model	Check
Created a Rolodex Collection	Check
Created a ContactView which renders an individual contact	Check
ContactView responds to a click event when the user clicks on the contact	Check
RolodexView created which renders the list of contacts	Check
DOM Events handled for creating new Contacts	Check
The RolodexView responds to custom Backbone event generated by ContactView to show the modal	Check
Styling, Foundation grid layout	Check
All dynamic content is rendered using an Underscore template	Check
Overall	Good work, I understand a lot of this is following the pattern we learned in the livecode, but knowing and being able to replicate the pattern is key to understanding how Backbone applications work. You'll get more chance next week to build from the ground up. Do remember to avoid using raw jQuery inside your views and instead use the provided jQuery selectors like this.$.