Last November, Justin gave a talk at DotJS all about JavaScript Project Checklists.

One of Bitovi's earliest, and most important, development strategies was the introduction of the "modlet" workflow. It's a very simple concept - every module should be developed as its own application. In practice, this means that instead of a folder structure where files are grouped by type like:

Bitovi is providing a public 45 minute JavaScript training every week. The trainings are for intermediate to advanced JavaScript developers looking to take their frontend skills to the next level.

I've been attempting to organize how Bitovi approaches web application development. I'd like to draw a line from what users and businesses value (quality) to the techniques and tools we use to build web applications. I've organized my thoughts into a mental map:

Live-bound templates in CanJS can completely change how you build UI controls. When used correctly, live binding gives you far greater separation of concerns and code that is easier to understand and refactor. In this article, I’ll illustrate the clear advantages to using data-driven, live-bound UI controls, and show you how to implement this pattern in your own apps.