You are bringing up a valid point. Doug is saying that I should not use Backbone but instead create my own code structure and organization... but that's the thing. I don't want to reinvent the wheel. I want to use something proven. And yes I have tried structuring a 100% javascript application and I don't like the way it turned out. If someone wants to criticize backbone that is fine, but I want to see an alternative suggested other than 'roll your own.'
The criticism here would probably apply to any other framework in the same space - the alternative way to solve those problems can only be described in guiding principles - otherwise he'd be incurring in the same mistake he is criticizing, by giving you another framework...
