Building Web Apps with Ember.Js: Write Ambitious JavaScript

by Jesse Cravens, Thomas Q. Brady

If you're a web developer interested in building scalable single-page applications--full-stack, browser-based apps that connect to a backend--this practical guide shows you how to use Ember.js, the popular JavaScript framework based on the model-view-controller (MVC) architectural pattern.

Through the course of the book, you'll learn how to build a prototype Ember application (a musician index called Rock'n'Roll Call), using routers, templates, models, controllers, and views. You'll also understand how Ember's convention over configuration approach helps you persist data, build backend technologies, and create widgets for developing production-capable applications that behave like desktop software.Set up workflow management and boilerplate code creationLearn how Ember's "developer ergonomics" help you use less codeWrite templates for the book's prototype with Handlebars.jsUse routers to manage application states without reloading the pageConnect controllers and views with events, and sync data with data-bindingBuild an Ember backend with a RESTful API or Ruby on RailsUse the Ember-Data library to persist data and talk to the backendWrite reusable encapsulated widgets to extend your applications

Genres: Programming, Software

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2014

Reviews

[João Martins · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was an ok book to introduce me to this framework. The author explains very well every syntax used in his examples. He displays some common errors and good tips about those presented features. Although, it takes too much time to introduce to intermediate/advanced concepts. The author keeps explaining things a little out of the context and postpones the real teaching of the framework's essentials to later chapters. Nevertheless this is a good book, but if you come from Angular or other frameworks you can skip it and just do a couple of tutorials that ember.js web site presents to you.

[Bill · Rating 3 out of 5]

A useful introduction to Ember applications and the ecosystem of tool options. Efficiently written at a slim 150 pages while managing to cover the construction a realistic application. Especially appreciated the component example that used a d3 visualization. Recommended for the Ember beginner but someone who is competent in javascript and web apps in general.

[Ratan Parai · Rating 2 out of 5]

official guide is much better

[William Cline · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent, short tutorial.

[Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sold, based on this book, at least.

[Tomasz Szopiński · Rating 2 out of 5]

Better read the official guide.