Take a look at the source-- Backbone itself is written in the module pattern. Underscore and Backbone will both teach you a lot. This chapter from Eloquent Ja

Take a look at the source-- Backbone itself is written in the module pattern. Underscore and Backbone will both teach you a lot. This chapter from Eloquent Javascript will also help motivate the rationale behind Underscore: http://eloquentjavascript.net/chapter6.html http://eloquentjavascript.net/chapter6.html