Thanks for the comments, valid points. regarding #2, it gets tricky when the model subviews do more than just render the template (listen on model changes and/o

Thanks for the comments, valid points. regarding #2, it gets tricky when the model subviews do more than just render the template (listen on model changes and/or DOM events from their element). Regarding #4, I totally agree. This is why I'm talking explicitly about the "success" callback - it is often misused.