Sys.require([
Sys.components.dataView,
Sys.components.openDataServiceProxy,
Sys.scripts.jQuery
]);

instead of (see placement of second comma….I might be wrong though)

Sys.require([
Sys.components.dataView,
Sys.components.openDataServiceProxy
Sys.scripts.jQuery,
]);

?? I am not sure and so asking.

Several comments on your post:

1. Scripts/MicrosoftAjax/jQueryStart.js does not exist in the latest release you pointed in the post. Instead there is Scripts/MicrosoftAjax/Start.js

2. Sys.require is good, but if you reference classes like this, objects and their properties do not appear in intellisense dropdowns in visual studio, so coding is difficult

3. There some things not working in the code

var dataSource = $.openDataServiceProxy(
‘/PreDemo/_vti_bin/ListData.svc’
);
$.openDataServiceProxy – cannot find this function. What is meant by $.?

$(“#userStoriesList”).dataView({
dataProvider: dataSource,
fetchOperation: “UserStories”,
fetchParameters: { orderby: ‘Title’ },
autoFetch: “true”
});
dataView is not a method of the userStoriesList.

I managed to fix it using
var dataSource = new Sys.Data.OpenDataServiceProxy(‘/PreDemo/_vti_bin/ListData.svc’);

and

$create(Sys.UI.DataView,
{
autoFetch: true,
dataProvider: dataContext,
fetchOperation: “UserStories”
},
{},
{},
$get(“AnnouncementsList”)
);

..but am i missing some easy coding techniques?
Will appreciate your help.
Ross