[AlexMcP]

I think it's important to note that if this code never grows or changes, then this refactor is totally unnecessary. It DOES add code, and it DOES almost over-decompose the structure.

The payoff, however, is if more features or behaviors were in the pipeline (and when aren't they?). This really sets you up to gracefully manage more complexity by having sensical places to put more code, instead of writing a few more $(document).ready callbacks to ship something on time.

Backbone.js might not be the right tool for the contrived example, but I've come to expect a sacrifice of real-world applicability for smaller, digestible chunks. That the synthesis is up to you is ok, I think.