generator-backstrap

A Yeoman generator for kickass Backbone, Bootstrap, and CoffeeScript-powered apps

What is Backstrap?

Backstrap is the silly portmanteau I've given to my client-side web framework/toolkit. This is the product of months of learning and experimentation with the included technologies.

A Backstrap application looks something like this:

• Backbone JavaScript MVC framework with LayoutManager plugin
• Follows Backbone Boilerplate best practices
• Bootstrap 3.0 front-end CSS+JS framework
• Handlebars template engine
• Written primarily in CoffeeScript
• All wired up for RequireJS optimization
• Using Grunt task runner to develop, build, and test
• Optionally deployed on Parse backend-as-a-service

Getting Started

# Install generator-backstrap
$ npm install -g generator-backstrap

# Run the generator
$ yo backstrap

# Maybe write some code?

# Launch development server
$ grunt server
# Launch production server
$ grunt server:dist

# Build app for deployment
$ grunt build

# Run tests
$ grunt test