Durandal aims to compliment Knockout's MVVM philosophy by providing a view-viewmodel-centric framework that focuses on composition. If you love Knockout (and you should; you're reading this book, after all!), you should hopefully see Durandal as a natural extension. The tools Durandal provides go a long way in simplifying the development of SPAs.

In the next chapter, we will be leaving Durandal and deep diving into Knockout's inner workings.