This is a talk I gave at EmberFest 2023 in Madrid. I talk about how the status quo of the Ember ecosystem puts investments that companies that have built on Ember have made are at risk. It also is a call to action to address those risks and together ensure a stable future for the project.
The ecosystem has been losing momentum for some years, the pace of progress has slowed down significantly and hugely important initiatives like Embroider take forever to get released.
Yet, companies have made huge investments by building on Ember for many years with large teams. The worst case scenario is having to eventually rewrite potentially. There is a simple business case for those companies to invest just a little bit more now to secure their investments and avoid potentially having to invest a huge amount later in case they indeed have to rewrite.
I present the Embroider initiative that we started with some sponsors that is a first step towards improving the situation and ensuring a stable future for Ember. My hope is we can grow that into a long-term sustainable funding model for Ember and allow companies that have invested in Ember and depend on its sustainability to actively contribute to that goal.
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