<s>
Backbone.js	B-Language
is	O
a	O
JavaScript	B-Language
rich-client	O
web	O
app	O
framework	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
model	O
–	O
view	O
–	O
controller	O
design	O
paradigm	O
,	O
intended	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
an	O
API	O
over	O
a	O
RESTful	O
JSON	B-General_Concept
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbone	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
being	O
lightweight	O
,	O
as	O
its	O
only	O
hard	O
dependency	O
is	O
on	O
one	O
JavaScript	B-Language
library	I-Language
,	O
Underscore.js	B-Language
,	O
plus	O
jQuery	B-Language
for	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
full	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Backbone	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Jeremy	O
Ashkenas	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
also	O
known	O
for	O
CoffeeScript	B-Application
and	O
Underscore.js	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
handling	O
the	B-General_Concept
DOM	I-General_Concept
Backbone.js	B-Language
adopts	O
an	O
imperative	B-Application
programming	I-Application
style	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
with	O
a	O
declarative	B-Language
programming	I-Language
style	O
(	O
common	O
in	O
AngularJS	B-Application
using	O
data-attributes	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
web	O
applications	O
are	O
built	O
with	O
Backbone.js	B-Language
:	O
</s>
<s>
Openbravo	B-General_Concept
Mobile	O
(	O
with	O
Enyo	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xTuple	B-Application
(	O
with	O
Enyo	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
