ccoenraets/backbone-directory

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1513 stars · 470 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A sample Employee Directory application built with Backbone.js, demonstrating the same app with three different UI toolkits: Twitter Bootstrap, jQuery Mobile, and custom native-looking iPhone skins. It includes PHP (Slim framework) RESTful JSON services backed by a MySQL database.

Use cases

• learn how to build a single-page app with Backbone.js
• see how to structure a Backbone.js app with Twitter Bootstrap
• build a mobile web app with Backbone.js and jQuery Mobile
• create native-looking iOS apps with HTML and PhoneGap
• implement RESTful JSON services in PHP with the Slim framework
• use a local database in an HTML mobile app
• find a reference example of an employee directory app

When to choose

• you are learning Backbone.js and want a classic worked example
• you want to compare the same app across Bootstrap, jQuery Mobile, and custom skins
• you need a simple reference for PHP/Slim RESTful services with MySQL

When to avoid

• you need a maintained or production-ready application
• you use modern frontend frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular
• you want current best practices, since the repo is deprecated in favor of directory-backbone-bootstrap

Facets

application · maturity abandoned

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