Bootcamp Classes.js

/* The capitalized 'Note' defines the data structure that every lowercase 'note' instance will inherit from */
/* 'initialize' is called when you create a new instance of the class using the 'new' keyword */
/* when you initialize a new instance of the class, each property of the default object becomes a property of the instance */

var Note = Backbone.Model.extend({

    initialize: function() { ... },

    methodOne: function() {...}

    defaults: {
      propertyOne: "", 
      propertyTwo: ""
    }

  });

/* firstNote will inherit not only the properties and methods we define in our Note class above, but also every property and method of Backbone.Model */

  var firstNote = new Note({

    propertyOne: "A property value unique to this instance"

    /* since propertyTwo is not being passed in on initalize, it will have the default value of empty string */

})