more than just backbone constructs

1-appview.js

AppView = Backbone.View.extend({

  initialize: function(){
   this.router = new AppRouter();
   this.collection = new MyCollection();
   this.someView = new SomeView();
   this.someView.render();
   Backbone.history.start(); 
  }

});

2-app.js

function MyApp(){
  var router = new MyRouter();
  var myCollection = new MyCollection();
  var someView = new SomeView({collection: myCollection});
  
  this.start = function(initialModels){
    myCollection.reset(initialModels);
    someView.render();
    Backbone.history.start();
  }
}

var someModels = [...];

new MyApp().start(someModels);

3-events.js

// simple, object literal event thingy
var myThingy = _.extend({}, Backbone.Events);

// or a full object
function MyThingy(){
  _.extend(MyThingy.prototype, Backbone.Events);

  // other stuff here
}
var myThingy = new myThingy();

// use events!
myThingy.trigger("some:event");