Wanted: a framework that:

Allows me to build a useful object model Doesn’t require me to write explicit event handlers

to update the Model from form inputs Satifies frontend developers

Tried this Proof of concept: Basic form for editing an object’s

attributes Very limited universe explored Backbone.js with Rivets.js (because it worked!) AngularJS

Not married to a framework (yet)

Why I liked AngularJS ”Frontend friendly” Simpler code in the proof of concept Easy, natural two-way data binding Model is a plain JavaScript object Dependency injection system

Problems with Angular Some things just don’t work??

Problems with Angular Some things just don’t work?? ”Codebase appears to be fairly sprawling and not

very modular.”

Problems with Angular Some things just don’t work?? ”Codebase appears to be fairly sprawling and not

very modular.” ”Angularjs documentation is absolutely abysmal.

They are truly awful. I can't say enough how terribly terribly terrible they are at explaining themselves.”