Backbonification: migrating a large JavaScript project from DOM spaghetti to Backbone.js
www.ofbrooklyn.com/2012/11/13/backbonification-migrating-javascript-to-backbone
From the page
Saved with the link. Notes from 2007 to 2016 are mostly the page's own words, so this is probably an excerpt.
This blog post is about decomposing NewsBlur's single-file 8,500 line JavaScript application into its component parts: 8 models, 12 views, 3 routers, 3 collections. This post explores patterns, techniques, and common pitfalls in migrating from vanilla JavaScript to Backbone.js. It covers moving routers, models, and views, and the process used to migrate a living app.