We use many libraries to build Fauxton. Below are a list of the libraries that we use to make Fauxton. Having a decent understanding of these libraries will make it easier to contribute.
##Backbone.js
The main core library that is used to build Fauxton is Backbone.js. Backbone.js is a powerful and very small MVC library. Backbone.js on its own doesn't give us enough features that we need for Fauxton.
To give us some more features and structure, we combine Backbone.js with backbone.layoutmanager. Backbone.layoutmanager