This document provides an introduction to Ember.js, a framework for creating ambitious web applications. It discusses that Ember focuses on business logic and UI rather than infrastructure. The current version is Ember 1.0.0-pre4 and the API will be locked in February 2013. Ember Data is "behind but not far" and there are 100 committers to the project.

1. Intro to Ember.js
Mike Nicholaides & Max Minkoff
1/31/2013

2. What is Ember.js?
✤ “A Framework for Creating Ambitious Web Applications”
✤ Automatically Updating Templates
✤ Responsive instead of directed
✤ E.g. Cells in a Spreadsheet
✤ Focus on Business Logic and UI, not Infrastructure

3. State of Ember
✤ Current version: Ember 1.0.0-pre4
✤ API locked by Ember Camp (2/15/13)
✤ Ember Data “behind, but not far”
✤ 100 Committers, 19 > 10 commits

4. (Rails) API
Ember-Data/
Models
Ember.js MVC Router
As of Router v2
Templates
Browser Events

5. (Rails) API
Ember-Data/
Models
Ember.js MVC Controllers Router
Use Views and Controllers only if
Necessary Views
Templates
Browser Events

6. Server MVC
Controller is Primary Interface with User

7. Ember is Different
View/Template is Primary Interface with User
View has functionality, template is separate

8. Ember Data
✤ Manages Persistence
✤ Roll Your Own Adapter or use the REST Adapter
✤ Works with Active Record Serializer
✤ Identity Map
✤ Transactions

9. What’s Next?
✤ Freeze API
✤ Router v2 just released
✤ Ember Data final polish
✤ Better Documentation
✤ Shorter Learning Curve