Just a bit about Ember

1. Ember.js
JAVASCRIPT FRAMEWORK
ICAWEB516A – EMERGING WEB TECHNOLOGY
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DOMENIC SIMONE

2. What is Ember.js?
Ember.js is a JavaScript framework for creating web applications
•Its still new and already being commonly use.
◦ It’s first stable release was only in July 15th!
◦ Websites like Yahoo and Square use Ember.js.
•Allows developers to make single-page applications with ease.
◦ Fast and easy to use, with tools and features like handlebars, the use of common idioms and friendly
APIs.
•Based on MVC architecture pattern

3. Why would I use Ember.js?
•It is a Web Application Framework. Web application frameworks are designed to make it easier
to build web application. Why make it harder then it has to be?
•You will have to write dramatically less code with ember’s handlebars templates. You don’t even
have to write any JavaScript for many tasks!!
• Build JavaScript apps that don’t brake the web!! It is simple to create sophisticated multi-page
JavaScript applications with amazing URL support. You also have wright a lot less code then if
you where to use any other JavaScript framework.
•You don’t have to make trivial choices because of the common indiums. You can focus on what
makes you web application awesome.
•Its fast and easy to code in and makes getting the job done, fast. The APIs also help.
•I’m lazy and it make codding feel less of a chore.

4. How do I use Ember.js?
•With a some sort of computer…..
•Why have me tell you when ember.js has a full guides page on there website @
www.emberjs.com/guides/. It starts from the basics, and slowly increase to more sophisticated
concepts until you know everything there is to know about building awesome web applications.
•An understanding in JavaScript and markup language will help.
•All you really need to do Is download the starter kit from the website. It already includes
everything you need like jquery, CSS sheets, test sheets, an index page and the latest stable
version of ember.js with handlebars.js.

5. Where do I get this amazing framework
called ember.js?
•BTW, did I tell you it is open source and free?
◦ Under the MIT License.
•Well you could get the starter kit from here: http://emberjs.com/builds/#/release
•You could also get older or unstable build of ember.js from the build section of the website on
this link here: http://emberjs.com/builds/
•Source code is also hosted on GitHub.

6. How did I gather all this awesome
information?
•From http://emberjs.com/
•Also From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ember.js
•And being awesome!!