Do we repopulate or recreate the view in backbone or just get rid of the objects?
It all depends on the Backbone application an individual is creating. We have to take into consideration of the lifespan of the objects created or involved. Because if the scope of the object is going to be for the entire application, then it is better not to kill the objects, which are going to be used. And it is better to delete the one’s which are of local scope / temporary. Also, repopulating the view in backbone suits well in the case when the data objects are dynamic (like just a data-refresh).