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by api 4762 days ago
Knockout gets excluded by many people because it comes from the .NET ecosystem, but that's completely unfair. It's pure JS and has nothing in it that ties it to .NET or Microsoft in any way.

I just picked it for a new project. It's very, very clean and nice.
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WickyNilliams 4762 days ago
I definitely echo your sentiment. However I think you're slightly off in that it doesn't come from the .NET ecosystem. IIRC Steve Sanderson had released KO before he began working for MS. The affiliation you allude to comes from them pushing it quite hard since he was hired - as you would if you had Steve as your employee!

EDIT: good luck with your new project if it's your first with KO. If it is, let me know and I can give you some quick tips to get you on the right track

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tracker1 4762 days ago
I know that KO was started before Steve Sanderson joined MS... I think the biggest reason it gets associated with MS is that it follows the observable pattern, and has a binding nature similar to WPF/Silverlight. That said, it's very usable.
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