I just started using CanJS and I love it!
When I started I looked for a reference CRUD app to see how others go about doing it with CanJS.
Diving into CanJS really helped - http://net.tutsplus.com/tutorials/javascript-ajax/diving-into-canjs/
But I wanted to see it working with a RESTful server
I found this article on SlimPHP REST approach very helpful - http://coenraets.org/blog/2011/12/restful-services-with-jquery-php-and-the-slim-framework/
So I decided to combine what I learned in a working CRUD example - http://think-a-doo.net/
I hope this helps someone like me who wanted a quick start.
It has many weaknesses. I am a novice at using JavaScript - so I would like more experienced input to make it into a reference implementation.
Anyone interested?