the reason your html is modeled at the javascript level is because of the DOM efficiencies it provides. but they've provided JSX on top which means you can ess

the reason your html is modeled at the javascript level is because of the DOM efficiencies it provides. but they've provided JSX on top which means you can essentially write "plain html" as with any other application. i really prefer having my template and it's logic in the same language. one option is React without JSX, another is clojurescript. the short answer to your question is that Backbone and Knockout (afaik) don't do diffs to update your DOM.