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Core Philosophy

Epoxy.js definitely models itself after some great features in Knockout.js; however, it tries to balance between robust capabilities and low complexity. Here are some core philosophies behind Epoxy's design:

• Binding declarations are still view-related code, so are better defined in a View than as DOM attributes.
• Binding declarations should have an obvious correlation to the composition of their underlying model.
• Nested binding contexts create complexity, so are best avoided. Specifically, nested contexts:
• Confuse the relationship of declarations to their contextual models.
• Create complexity for binding into pre-rendered views.
• Application logic does not belong within binding declarations...
• Therefore, inline JavaScript does not belong within binding declarations.
• Custom bindings tailored to specific tasks are favorable to messy implementations of stock bindings.