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Simple posting application that utilises a RESTful API in order to send posts from a database on the server to be rendered on the client using a front-end framework.

For this task I have chosen to use a combination of light-weight technologies that put an emphasis on rapid deployment. The Python web-framework, Flask, was used in conjuction with SQLite to deploy the user posts to the client in the JSON file format. Backbone.js was chosen as a front end framework to deal with the templating (underscore) and rendering of the post data on the client side. Backbone embodies a no-batteries included approach and it's Model/View architecture helps to keep the script clean and readable. Bootstrap was chosen as a html framework for its mobile-first capabilities and the responsive grid system.