Backbone is like jquery or express , it solves a problem , and that's it , not some bloatware like other webclient frameworks. People like simple , minimal thin

Backbone is like jquery or express , it solves a problem , and that's it , not some bloatware like other webclient frameworks. People like simple , minimal things they can build on top. It is pragmatism vs opinion , minimalism vs maximalism ,bauhaus versus dadaism , lego vs playmobil.