What's the difference between initialize and constructor on a backbone model

Question

What\'s the difference between initialize and constructor on a backbone model.

When I extend a backbone model (ParentModel) I use the initialize method to set any de

Answer 1

constructor runs before Backbone sets up the structure. initialize is called inside the structure's constructor function. So basically if you need to augment anything before Backbone sets up the structure, use constructor if you need to augment anything after Backbone sets up the structure use initialize.

(from a Github discussion on the subject)