I agree that this not an optimal start point for someone who just heard of Backbone.js.

I do think, though, that if someone will still be a bit confused how to stitch things together after reading and poking around for a while, this sort of skeleton could provide just enough insight.

I released this as something that seemed useful to me and in that context should be useful to at least someone else.

If you're unfamiliar with the Ruby world, the usefulness somewhat disappears, but that's said in the prerequisites.