diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 29a2b0a711..0c55cd5813 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 - Run `gulp watch` to build, serve, and watch Ionic & playground
 - Run `gulp karma-watch` while gulp watch is running to watch tests. Unit tests run on compiled files in dist.
+- All test files must be suffixed with `_spec.js`.
 
 #### Problems already
 
diff --git a/gulpfile.js b/gulpfile.js
index a6154d010a..2cf8ee8e81 100644
--- a/gulpfile.js
+++ b/gulpfile.js
@@ -3,18 +3,20 @@
 /////
 
 var gulp = require('gulp');
-var gulpif = require('gulp-if');
-var del = require('del');
+var karma = require('karma').server;
+var buildConfig = require('./scripts/build/config');
+
 var concat = require('gulp-concat');
 var debug = require('gulp-debug');
+var del = require('del');
+var exec = require('gulp-exec');
+var karma = require('karma').server;
 var plumber = require('gulp-plumber');
 var rename = require('gulp-rename');
-var traceur = require('gulp-traceur');
-var lazypipe = require('lazypipe');
 var sass = require('gulp-sass');
+var shell = require('gulp-shell');
+var traceur = require('gulp-traceur');
 var wrap = require("gulp-wrap");
-var config = require('./scripts/build/config');
-var karma = require('karma').server;
 
 gulp.task('default', ['js', 'html', 'sass', 'libs', 'playgroundJs', 'playgroundFiles']);
 
@@ -22,20 +24,23 @@ gulp.task('watch', ['default'], function() {
   var http = require('http');
   var connect = require('connect');
   var serveStatic = require('serve-static');
-  var open = require('open');
   var port = 9000;
 
-  gulp.watch(config.src.html, ['html']);
-  gulp.watch(config.src.js, ['js']);
-  gulp.watch(config.src.scss, ['sass']);
-  gulp.watch(config.src.playgroundJs, ['playgroundJs']);
-  gulp.watch(config.src.playgroundFiles, ['playgroundFiles']);
+  gulp.watch(buildConfig.src.html, ['html']);
+  gulp.watch(buildConfig.src.js, ['js']);
+  gulp.watch(buildConfig.src.scss, ['sass']);
+  gulp.watch(buildConfig.src.playgroundJs, ['playgroundJs']);
+  gulp.watch(buildConfig.src.playgroundFiles, ['playgroundFiles']);
 
-  var app = connect().use(serveStatic(__dirname + '/' + config.dist));  // serve everything that is static
+  var app = connect().use(serveStatic(__dirname + '/' + buildConfig.dist));  // serve everything that is static
   http.createServer(app).listen(port);
   console.log('Serving `dist` on http://localhost:' + port);
 });
 
+gulp.task('lint', shell.task([
+  './node_modules/.bin/standard'
+]));
+
 gulp.task('karma', function() {
   return karma.start({ configFile: __dirname + '/scripts/test/karma.conf.js' });
 });
@@ -59,16 +64,16 @@ gulp.task('sass', function(done) {
 });
 
 gulp.task('clean', function(done) {
-  del([config.dist], done);
+  del([buildConfig.dist], done);
 });
 
 gulp.task('playgroundFiles', function() {
-  return gulp.src(config.src.playgroundFiles)
-    .pipe(gulp.dest(config.dist));
+  return gulp.src(buildConfig.src.playgroundFiles)
+    .pipe(gulp.dest(buildConfig.dist));
 });
 
 gulp.task('playgroundJs', function() {
-  return gulp.src(config.src.playgroundJs)
+  return gulp.src(buildConfig.src.playgroundJs)
     .pipe(rename({extname: ''})) //hack, see: https://github.com/sindresorhus/gulp-traceur/issues/54
     .pipe(plumber())
     .pipe(traceur({
@@ -78,7 +83,7 @@ gulp.task('playgroundJs', function() {
         types: true
     }))
     .pipe(rename({extname: '.js'})) //hack, see: https://github.com/sindresorhus/gulp-traceur/issues/54
-    .pipe(gulp.dest(config.dist));
+    .pipe(gulp.dest(buildConfig.dist));
 });
 
 function traceurCompile() {
@@ -86,7 +91,7 @@ function traceurCompile() {
     ();
 }
 gulp.task('js', function () {
-  return gulp.src(config.src.js)
+  return gulp.src(buildConfig.src.js)
     .pipe(rename(function(file) {
       // Forces the files to register themselves with 'ionic' prefix
       file.dirname = 'ionic/' + file.dirname;
@@ -106,12 +111,12 @@ gulp.task('js', function () {
 
 gulp.task('html', function () {
   // Don't do anything with html for now
-  // return gulp.src(config.src.html)
-  //   .pipe(gulp.dest(config.dist));
+  // return gulp.src(buildConfig.src.html)
+  //   .pipe(gulp.dest(buildConfig.dist));
 });
 
 gulp.task('libs', ['angular2'], function () {
-  return gulp.src(config.lib)
+  return gulp.src(buildConfig.lib)
     .pipe(gulp.dest('dist/lib'));
 });
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9bd59cace7..af3d5de085 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "ionic2",
   "version": "0.0.0",
+  "standard": {
+    "ignore": [
+      "dist/**/*",
+      "scripts/**/*"
+    ]
+  },
   "devDependencies": {
     "connect": "^3.3.4",
     "del": "~1.1.1",
@@ -8,14 +14,16 @@
     "gulp-concat": "~2.5.0",
     "gulp-debug": "~2.0.1",
     "gulp-if": "^1.2.5",
+    "gulp-eslint": "^0.7.0",
+    "gulp-exec": "^2.1.1",
+    "gulp-jscs": "^1.4.0",
     "gulp-plumber": "^1.0.0",
     "gulp-rename": "~1.2.0",
     "gulp-sass": "^1.3.3",
+    "gulp-shell": "^0.4.0",
     "gulp-traceur": "0.16.*",
     "gulp-wrap": "~0.11.0",
     "karma": "^0.12.31",
-    "lazypipe": "^0.2.2",
-    "open": "0.0.5",
     "serve-static": "~1.8.1",
     "through2": "~0.6.3"
   },
@@ -28,6 +36,7 @@
     "karma-jasmine": "^0.3.5",
     "systemjs": "~0.11.0",
     "traceur": "0.0.87",
-    "zone.js": "0.4.1"
+    "zone.js": "0.4.1",
+    "standard": "driftyco/standard#master"
   }
 }
diff --git a/playground/basic-example/main.js b/playground/basic-example/main.js
index 81d95c8253..21fc20b5ba 100644
--- a/playground/basic-example/main.js
+++ b/playground/basic-example/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 import {bootstrap} from 'angular2/core';
 import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
-import {Modal} from 'ionic/components/modal/modal';
-import {Switch} from 'ionic/components/switch/switch';
 import {SideMenu, SideMenuParent} from 'ionic/components';
 
 // import 'ionic/components/tabbar/mixins/android/android-tabbar';
@@ -15,10 +13,6 @@ class PlaygroundMain {
   constructor() {
     console.log('Playground Start')
   }
-
-  showModal() {
-    Modal.show()
-  }
 }
 
 bootstrap(PlaygroundMain)
diff --git a/playground/tabs/main.js b/playground/tabs/main.js
index bc9228d33a..f6097fcea9 100644
--- a/playground/tabs/main.js
+++ b/playground/tabs/main.js
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import {Component, Template} from 'angular2/angular2';
 import {View, Content} from 'ionic/components/view/view';
 import {Tabs, Tab} from 'ionic/components/tabs/tabs';
 
-
 @Component({ selector: '[ion-app]' })
 @Template({
   url: 'main.html',
diff --git a/src/components.js b/src/components.js
index 1c87558555..f09e63eb8f 100644
--- a/src/components.js
+++ b/src/components.js
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 export * from './components/sidemenu/sidemenu';
-
 import './components/sidemenu/behaviors/direction/direction';
diff --git a/src/components/sidemenu/sidemenu.js b/src/components/sidemenu/sidemenu.js
index 725ed977c5..0d927c91ec 100644
--- a/src/components/sidemenu/sidemenu.js
+++ b/src/components/sidemenu/sidemenu.js
@@ -6,17 +6,18 @@ import * as util from '../../util';
 
 export var sideMenuConfig = new IonConfig();
 
+// TODO defaults or bindings?
 sideMenuConfig.defaults({
   side: 'left',
   dragThreshold: '50'
 });
 
 @Component({
-  selector: 'ion-side-menu'
-  // bind: {
-  //   side: 'side',
-  //   dragThreshold: 'dragThreshold'
-  // },
+  selector: 'ion-side-menu',
+  bind: {
+    side: 'side',
+    dragThreshold: 'dragThreshold'
+  },
 })
 @Template({
   inline: `<content></content>`
@@ -26,7 +27,6 @@ export class SideMenu extends Ion {
     @Parent() sideMenuParent: SideMenuParent,
     @NgElement() element: NgElement
   ) {
-    debugger;
     this.domElement = element.domElement;
 
     this._drag = {};
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ export class SideMenu extends Ion {
     });
   }
   onDrag(ev) {
-    console.log('ondrag');
     if (!this._drag) return;
     this.dragMethods.onDrag(this._drag, ev);
   }
diff --git a/src/components/sidemenu/sidemenu.spec.js b/src/components/sidemenu/sidemenu.spec.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js b/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js
index 6283da8a3a..1ae8729f31 100644
--- a/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js
+++ b/src/core/gestures/drag-gesture.js
@@ -12,22 +12,18 @@ export class DragGesture extends Gesture {
   }
   listen() {
     super.listen();
-    console.log('listening');
     this.hammertime.on('panstart', ev => {
-      console.log('panstart');
       if (this.onDragStart && this.onDragStart(ev) !== false) {
         this.dragging = true;
       }
     });
     this.hammertime.on('panmove', ev => {
-      console.log('panmove');
       if (!this.dragging) return;
       if (this.onDrag && this.onDrag(ev) === false) {
         this.dragging = false;
       }
     });
     this.hammertime.on('panend', ev => {
-      console.log('panend');
       if (!this.dragging) return;
       this.onDragEnd && this.onDragEnd(ev);
       this.dragging = false;
diff --git a/src/history.js b/src/history.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e69de29bb2..0000000000
diff --git a/src/views/view-history.js b/src/views/view-history.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a5ddfeaf34
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/view-history.js
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+
+export class ViewHistory {
+  constructor() {
+    this._array = [];
+  }
+
+  indexOf(item) {
+    return this._array.indexOf(item);
+  }
+
+  push(item) {
+    return this._array.push(item);
+  }
+
+  pop() {
+    return this._array.pop();
+  }
+  popTo(index) {
+    var item = this._array[index];
+    if (index !== -1) {
+      this._array.length = index + 1;
+    }
+    return item;
+  }
+
+  peek(index) {
+    if (!arguments.length) index = this._array.length - 1;
+    return this._array[this._array.length - 1];
+  }
+
+  length() {
+    return this._array.length;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/views/view.js b/src/views/view.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..208e652c04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/views/view.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+import * as util from '../util';
+import {ViewHistory} from './view-history';
+
+export class View extends ViewSwitcher {
+  constructor(el) {
+    super(el);
+
+    // A linear history of views that this switcher has gone 
+    // through.
+    this.history = new ViewHistory();
+    this.currentChild = null;
+  }
+
+  setChild(view, options = {}) {
+    var direction = options.direction || 'forward';
+    var viewIndex = this.history.indexOf(view);
+
+    if (viewIndex !== -1) {
+      direction = 'back';
+      this.history.popTo(viewIndex);
+    } else {
+      this.history.push(view);
+    }
+
+    if (this.currentView) {
+      this.element.removeChild(this.currentView.element);
+    }
+    this.element.appendChild(view.element);
+    this.currentView = view.element;
+  }
+
+}
+