gistfile1.coffee

Parent extends Backbone.Model
  initialize: ->
    # should the model listen to child events here and fire a separate event?
    @children = new Backbone.Collection([], model: Parent)

ObjView extends Backbone.View
  initialize: ->
    @collection = new Backbone.Collection([], model: Parent)
    # should the view try to be responsible for listening to any sync on any child, no matter how deep?
    @collection.each (m) ->
      m.on 'sync', =>
        @$('.last-updated').replaceWith "Last updated at #{timestamp of most recent model}"