Backbone.js (with Introduction to Testing)

Backbone.js (with Introduction to Testing) DOM Events and Memory Management

Sam Breed
Sam Breed
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The events hash in Backbone is similar to using jQuery's "on" method. Garbage collection happens automatically in JavaScript, but destroying views with the "remove" method can aid in memory allocation. Sam discusses why using the "listenTo" method when adding events is much better than using "on" for garbage collection.

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