HandlebarsView.js

contact = HandlebarsView.create({

  template:  "<h1>{firstName} {lastName}</h1><br><h2>{emailAddress}</h2>"

});

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// AUTOMATICALLY observes properties referenced in the template
contact.set('firstName', 'John');
contact.set('lastName', 'Doe');
contact.set('emailAddress', '[email protected]');

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contact.get('renderedTemplate'): 
> '<h1>John Doe</h1><br><h2>[email protected]</h2>'