by Santhakumar Munuswamy
Posted on 12 July 2015
AngularJS
This article explains the AngularJs comparison with a backbone.js and knockout.js and its feature discussion to here.
I have provided basics of AngularJs in my previous article and now we will explain the difference between AngularJs vs Backbone.js, and Knockout.js. How is a difference AngularJs like data bindings, views, data, routing, testing and so on? Here are the links:
Comparison with Backbone.js and Knockout.js
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Comparison
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AngularJs
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Backbone.js
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Knockout.js
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File Size
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~142 KB total (compressed and minified
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~ 7.3 KB total (gzip / minified)
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~21 KB total (gzip / minified)
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Version & Licence
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V1.4.2 & MIT (Open source)
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V1.2.1 & MIT (Open Source)
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V3.3.0 & MIT (Open Source)
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Dependencies
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No Dependencies
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It is dependencies with an underscore.js and jQuery
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No Dependencies
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Data Binding
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It is support full data binding and provides option for create a custom data bindings
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It is not support data binding by default but it is available plugins for data bindings
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It is support fully data binding and can able to bind many attributes.
It is provides option for create a custom data bindings
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Routing
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It is support routing feature and it's very simple
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It is support routing feature and it's very simple
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It is not support routing by defualt but it is available some thrid party libraries
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Views
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It is use HTML as templating language
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It is not available template by default but we can add easily to thrid party template like underscore.js and handlebars
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It is use HTML as templating language
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Testing
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It can support to Test Driven Development (TDD)
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It is not support testing by defualt but we can use some thrid party like Jasmine and Sinon.JS
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It is not support testing by defualt but we can use some thrid party like Jasmine and Sinon.JS
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Data
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It is not support jQuery but we can use Angular's $http
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It can support jQuery's $.ajax with understand very easily
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It can support jQuery's $.ajax and knockout mapping
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Design Pattern
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It can support MVC and MVVM design pattern
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It can support MVP design pattern
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It can support MVVM design pattern
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Browser
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It can support IE 9, IE 10 and IE 11
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It is dependencies (jQuery) supporting browser like IE 6+, Chrome, Firefor, Safari 5.1+ and Opera
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It can support all major browser like IE 6+, Firefox 3.5+, Chrome, Opera and Safari
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Third Party Integration
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It is not support thrid party integration
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It is support thrid party integration
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It is support thrid party integration
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Documentation
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It is available documentation and community
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It is my knowladge no documentaion
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It is available documentation and community
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Conclusion
This article helps you to understand the AngularJs comparison with Backbone.js, Knokout.js and its features.
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