gistfile1.coffee

App = new Backbone.Marionette.Application()

App.addRegions
  content: "body"

class Model extends Backbone.Model
class Models extends Backbone.Collection
  model: Model

class ItemView extends Backbone.Marionette.ItemView
  template: _.template("item: <%= name %>")

class CompositeView extends Backbone.Marionette.CompositeView
  template: _.template("<h1>LIST</h1><ul></ul>");
  itemView: ItemView

App.addInitializer ->
  @collection = new Models()
  view = new CompositeView
    collection: @collection

  App.content.show(view)

  @collection.reset([new Model({name: 'some name'})])

jQuery -> App.start()