Laura Robertson -- Carets

[LauraAddams]

BackTREK

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Comprehension Questions

Question	Answer
What role does the Model play in Backbone?	The model good for validations and extra functions you want to create.
How did the presence of Models and Collections change the way you thought about your app?	Each component was easier to group. The organization felt much more OOD.
How do Backbone Events compare to DOM events?	Backbone events are more related to the data while DOM events are more related to click/type/etc actions.
How did you approach filtering? What was your data flow for this feature?	I skipped filtering since it became optional and I wanted to focus on preparing for interviews :)
What do you think of Backbone in comparison to raw JavaScript & jQuery?	Backbone, like rails, separates methods/functions/data making it clear where to put individual elements and making the overall code easier to read.
Do you have any recommendations on how we could improve this project for the next cohort?	The timing was off. I was able to get the baseline done, but not to the level I would have liked.

[CheezItMan]

BackTREK

What We're Looking For

Feature	Feedback
Core Requirements
Git hygiene	More granular commits would be better, but good commit messages.
Comprehension questions	Model also provide communication to the API. Understood about the timing on Backbone.
Organization
Models and collections are defined in separate files	Check
Code that relies on the DOM is located in or called by $(document).ready	Check
Code follows the Backbone data flow (DOM event -> update model or collection -> Backbone event -> update DOM)	Check
Functionality
Display list of trips	Check
Display trip details	Check
Register for a trip	No validation for registration. I can make an email without an @ for example
Add a trip	Check, including validation, but I would suggest putting the validations in the modal, so the user can immediately fix them.
Sort trips	Check, well done
General
Snappy visual feedback for user actions	I like the modal. Good work on it. The site is responsive with simple and effective styling.
API error handling	Well done
Client-side validation	Client-side validation done on the trips. Nice work
Overall	Well done, you hit the primary requirements. I made some small minor suggestions in your code. Nice work.

[CheezItMan]

validations??

[CheezItMan]

A select element would make a better choice, not giving the user an option for an invalid continent.

[CheezItMan]

A textarea would make a better choice.

[CheezItMan]

Avoid mixing JavaScript and jQuery selections, use one or the other, in this case I'd suggest jQuery.