Chapter 1. Ember CLI Basics

In this chapter, we will cover the following recipes:

  • Installing Ember CLI
  • Creating your first project
  • Exploring pods and the folder layout
  • Asset compilation
  • Dependency management
  • Upgrading your project
  • Deployment

Introduction

Ember CLI is a Node.js-based command-line interface tool designed for application programming in Ember.js. Since its creation, this tool has become the preferred method to create Ember applications.

Simply put, Ember CLI makes starting a new Ember application easy. In other frameworks, you might need to learn gulp or grunt as your task runners. In Ember CLI, this is all built-in for you. Having Ember CLI in the Ember.js ecosystem is a game changer and makes this framework stand out above the rest.

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