Yes (and I like them too), but I don't put the template as text. Instead I use one JS and one HTML file per component, loaded with require.js.

Yeah I'd imagine most people don't use the template as text -- one of the best parts about knockout is it's natural (HTML) feeling templates.

What do you use for routing?

I've been dreaming up a framework that's actually knockout +/- routing +/- requirejs +/- model management...

I haven't done any client-side routing. Normally each page is either static HTML/JS or is served by ASP.NET MVC on the server side. Then APIs are used to load the models on the client side and perform interaction. In other words, we're not making any effort to move to "single page" applications.

Ah I get it -- knockout is even better for that kind of usecase