gistfile1.js

// Simplified example
App.Controllers.Sales = Object.create(App.Controllers.Master, {
	
	all: function () {	
		// Find all method on Sale initiates a callback when data has returnes
		App.Models.Sale.findAll(function () {
			// render method on $ initiate a callback when the template has been loaded in the dom
			$('contentarea').render("sales/all", function (sales) {
				// Pure template autoRender method finds some id and auto loops over and array
				$('#id-of-a-list-of-sales').autoRender(sales);
			});
		});	
	}
	
});