I really like how marionette's event aggregators work for passing messages around on a higher level. I use marionette on the server for almost entirely that, an

I really like how marionette's event aggregators work for passing messages around on a higher level. I use marionette on the server for almost entirely that, and it's module system. I realized recently while evaluation angular what it is I really like about backbone, and why I consider it a 'foundational' technology. It's constrained scope and development history means I'm not actively expecting it to get more complex over time. The releases feel like they are more just 'tightening up' the formula.