How to use if statements in underscore.js templates?

I’m using the underscore.js templating function and have done a template like this: <script type=”text/template” id=”gridItem”> <div class=”griditem <%= gridType %> <%= gridSize %>”> <img src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7230470/<%= image %>” /> <div class=”content”> <span class=”subheading”><%= categoryName %></span> <% if (date) { %><span class=”date”><%= date %></span><% } %> <h2><%= title %></h2> </div> </div> </script> As you can see … Read more

How to use underscore.js as a template engine?

I’m trying to learn about new usages of javascript as a serverside language and as a functional language. Few days ago I heard about node.js and express framework. Then I saw about underscore.js as a set of utility functions. I saw this question on stackoverflow . It says we can use underscore.js as a template … Read more

Explanation of …

I just stumbled upon something I’ve never seen before. In the source of Backbone.js’s example TODO application (Backbone TODO Example) they had their templates inside a <script type = “text/template”></script>, which contained code that looks like something out of PHP but with JavaScript tags. Can someone explain this to me? Is this legit? 7 s … Read more

Most efficient method to groupby on an array of objects

What is the most efficient way to groupby objects in an array? For example, given this array of objects: [ { Phase: “Phase 1”, Step: “Step 1”, Task: “Task 1”, Value: “5” }, { Phase: “Phase 1”, Step: “Step 1”, Task: “Task 2”, Value: “10” }, { Phase: “Phase 1”, Step: “Step 2”, Task: “Task … Read more

Differences between Lodash and Underscore.js [closed]

Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 3 years ago. Improve this question Why would someone prefer either the Lodash or Underscore.js utility library over the other? Lodash seems … Read more