Data binding is the process of synchronizing data between the user interface and the underlying data model in an application. It allows changes made to the data in one place to be automatically reflected in the other, reducing the need for manual updates and keeping the UI and data in sync.

How to use it in a sentence

• "I'm so glad we decided to use data binding in our new Angular app - it's saving us a ton of time and reducing bugs caused by out-of-sync data."

• "I spent all day debugging an issue caused by a race condition in our custom data binding implementation. I knew we should have just used the framework's built-in support!"

If you actually want to learn more...

• Data Binding - Martin Fowler dives into the details of data binding, including common implementation approaches and gotchas to watch out for.

• UI Architectures - This article provides an overview of different UI architecture patterns, including how data binding fits into the picture.

• Evolutionary Database Design - While not directly about data binding, this article discusses techniques for evolving database schemas over time, which is often necessary when using data binding with persistent data stores.

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