Category Archives: Model-View-Presenter

Handling DOM Events With EmberJS Views And Controllers

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Derick Bailey

Hot on the heels of picking up Ember and starting to learn it, I think I’ve actually learned something useful! I certainly hope I have, at least. Otherwise, I’m going to be in trouble soon. In my EmberCloneMail app, I … Continue reading →

Also posted in DOM, Ember, Javascript, JQuery, Model-View-Controller | 9 Comments

EmberJS: Initial Impressions (Compared To Backbone)

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Derick Bailey

Hey! This article references a pre-release version of Ember.js. Now that Ember.js has reached a 1.0 API the code samples below are no longer correct and the expressed opinions may no longer be accurate. Just keep that in mind when … Continue reading →

Also posted in Backbone, Ember, Handlebars, Javascript, Model-View-Controller, Rails, Ruby, Sinatra | 27 Comments

Backbone.js Is Not An MVC Framework

Posted on December 23, 2011 by Derick Bailey

I’ve seen this question / statement / argument more than a few dozen times. I don’t particularly care whether or not people try to understand Backbone in terms of MVC frameworks, because that’s how we learn. We adapt new ideas … Continue reading →

Also posted in Backbone, Design Patterns, Javascript, Model-View-Controller | 25 Comments

Intro To Backbone.js: How A Winforms Developer is At Home In Javascript

Posted on June 14, 2011 by Derick Bailey

Today, I was introduced to Backbone.js and I almost immediately fell in love with it. It’s powerful. It’s elegant. But most of all, it’s a set of design and interaction patterns that I have a lot of experience using.   … Continue reading →

Also posted in Backbone, Design Patterns, Javascript, JQuery, Model-View-Controller | 23 Comments

What’s your favorite part of software development, and why?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Derick Bailey

I love solving problems and making the lives and/or jobs of others easier. I have a natural fascination with puzzles, electronics and tools combined with a deep seeded need to create and combine things in different ways. This is part … Continue reading →

Also posted in Analysis and Design, Domain Driven Design, Model-View-Controller, Productivity | 5 Comments

Help! I’m Terrible At Migrating/Restructuring Code In A Test-First Manner

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Derick Bailey

I’ve spent the last day or so restructuring some code – specifically converting a WinForms form into a user control so that I can host the control in several different forms that need it. This involves changing the presenter for … Continue reading →

Also posted in AntiPatterns, Continuous Improvement, Craftsmanship, Philosophy of Software, Pragmatism, Unit Testing | 11 Comments

Swashbuckling Tentacles

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Derick Bailey

Surrounded by the wriggling tentacles of the beast that had attached itself to the ship, Ed – the lone surviving member of the ship’s crew – brandishes he sword and lunges toward the nearest of the appendages. With a cry … Continue reading →

Also posted in AntiPatterns, Brownfield, Continuous Improvement, Principles and Patterns, Semantics | 3 Comments

Application Events: Modeling Selection vs De-Selection as Separate Events?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Derick Bailey

I’m using my Event Aggregator in my current project to manage communication between a custom control and it’s parent form. This is the same control I talked about in my CQRS Performance Engineering post. It has several drop down lists … Continue reading →

Also posted in Analysis and Design, AppController, Craftsmanship, Messaging | 10 Comments

Role Specific Interfaces: DIP And ISP In Action

Posted on March 7, 2010 by Derick Bailey

I do most of my UI development – in ASP.NET WebForms and in WinForms – with a Model-View-Presenter setup. It helps me keep my application logic separate from my view implementations, makes it possible to unit test the presenters, etc. … Continue reading →

Also posted in .NET, C#, Principles and Patterns | Leave a comment

How Ruby Taught Me To DRY Up My Code With Lambda Blocks

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Derick Bailey

I’ve been working in Ruby for my Albacore project over the last 6 or 8 months, and taking every chance I can find to learn how to really use the language effectively. One of the benefits I’m seeing in a … Continue reading →

Also posted in .NET, C#, Lambda Expressions, Pragmatism, Principles and Patterns, Ruby | 5 Comments