gistfile1.js

<script id="conversation-stub-template" type="text/x-handlebars-template">
  <td>Unread count: {{unread}}</td>
  <td>{{last_message}}</td>
</script>

conversation_stub_template = Handlebars.compile($("#conversation-stub-template").html());

ConversationStubView = Backbone.View.extend({

  tagName: 'tr',
  template: conversation_stub_template,

  events: {
    "click": "showConversation",
    "click button.delete": "remove"
  },

  initialize: function (options) {
    this.render();
    this.model.on("change:unread", this.render, this);
  },
 
  destroy: function () {
    this.model.off("change:unread", this.render);
  },

  render: function () {
    // this.$el.html(this.template(this.model.toJSON()));
    $(this.el).html(this.template(this.model.toJSON()));
    return this;
  },

  showConversation: function () {

    // Create the conversation view and stick
    // it in the DOM here.
  }
}