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AngularJs vs EmberJs

a guide to choosing your single page application framework

Brendan Graetz

Want to build a single page web application, but cannot decide between AngularJs and EmberJs? This short book will bring you through the syntax and philosophies of each framework, and will help you to make an informed decision.

Note that this was written for AngularJs and EmberJs 1.x, and now both are 2.x.

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AngularJs vs EmberJs is a guide that helps you to decide whether you should choose AngularJs or EmberJs to develop your web application with.

The reader will be brought through a detailed comparison of each of the features these frame works offer: Models, Views, Templates, Controllers, Routing, and Components.

The pros and cons of the approaches offered by each of these frameworks, and the results that they have on development are highlighted.

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Brendan Graetz

Brendan Graetz tries almost every new programming language, when it comes out, for fun.

He has been building production software using NodeJs on the back end and Javascript on the front end. Most of his code adventures are catalogued at blog.bguiz.com where you can check out his other writing.

You can connect with him on Twitter twitter.com/bguiz:

… and on Github github.com/bguiz

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Contents

Table of Contents

  • AngularJs vs EmberJs
    • The back story
    • Editions
    • Author
  • Criteria
    • Why criteria are necessary
    • What the criteria are
    • A note on fairness and polarisation
    • Questions
  • The MVC pattern
    • A brief history of single-page applications
    • MVC in single-page application frameworks
    • Discussion
  • Models
    • Models in AngularJs
    • Sync’ing AngularJs Models
    • Models in EmberJs
    • Sync’ing EmberJs Models
    • How this might change with ES6
    • Discussion
  • Views and Templates
    • Templates
      • Similarities
    • Views
    • Views in AngularJs
    • Views in EmberJs
    • Templates in AngularJs
      • Syntax
    • Templates in EmberJs
      • Syntax
      • Pros and Cons
    • Considerations for Designers
    • Additional Libraries
    • Discussion
  • Controllers
    • Controllers in AngularJs
    • Two-way binding in AngularJs
      • View to Model
      • Model to View
      • Behind the Scenes
    • Controllers in EmberJs
    • Two-way binding in EmberJs
    • Imperative versus Declarative Binding
      • Imperative versus Declarative Syntax in Two-way Binding
      • Imperative versus Declarative Syntax in Controllers
    • Discussion
  • Routing
    • URLs in Single-Page Applications
      • Hash Fragments
      • History API
    • Routing and State Machines
      • Finite State
      • Hierarchical State
      • Managing Transitions and Demarcation
    • Data Retrieval: Callbacks and Promises
      • Callbacks
      • Promises
      • Discussion
    • Routing in AngularJs
    • Finite State Machine in AngularJs’ Router
      • Workarounds
    • Routing in EmberJs
    • Convention over Configuration in EmberJs
    • Hierarchical State Machine in EmberJs’ Router
    • Routes in EmberJs
    • Discussion
      • Complexity
      • Opinionation
  • Components
    • Components in AngularJs
      • restrict in AngularJs Directives
      • transclude
      • Isolate scope
    • Components in EmberJs
    • Discussion
  • Round Up
    • Fin
    • Editions
    • Author

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Defending your civil liberties in a digital world.

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Based in San Francisco, EFF is a donor-supported membership organization working to protect fundamental rights regardless of technology.
From the Internet to the iPod, technologies are transforming our society and empowering us as speakers, citizens, creators, and consumers. When our freedoms in the networked world come under attack, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is the first line of defense. EFF broke new ground when it was founded in 1990—well before the Internet was on most people's radar—and continues to confront cutting-edge issues defending free speech, privacy, innovation, and consumer rights today. From the beginning, EFF has championed the public interest in every critical battle affecting digital rights.

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