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stackJS, a javascript module loader and dependencies handler

Writing good and maintainable javascript is hard, especially when your first javascript framework was jQuery. Couples of years ago, you could be ok using document.ready for implementing your minimal features. Now not so much, web application use more and more javascript, and there comes a time where using anonymous functions with a ton of events is just not enough. jQuery is pretty good at handling everything cross-browser, but is does nothing to help you implement a clean architecture and rectifying that is the basic idea behind stackJS.

Most of you guys are probably aware that some frameworks have popped up to fill this blank, like the excellent javascriptMVC (a jQuery MVC framework), another good example would be backbone.js. I really like what javascriptMVC has to offer, it’s…


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