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Nine Things I’ve
Learned
A listicle in talk form
Now that Ember has had its fourth birthday, one may be tempted to reflect back on the successes and failures we've
experienced in those four years. One may be particularly tempted to do so if this is the subject of a talk you've been asked
to give.
Sir Isaac Newton said, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” On reflection, I note that he did
not mention anything about the willingness of those giants to be stood upon. And indeed there have been flare-ups between
the warring tribes on that modern battlefield of thought, Twitter dot com.
Let me assure you that I have nothing but intense respect for other open source projects. In fact, without their criticism and
stiff competition, Ember would be a significantly worse framework today. We spend an inordinate amount of time evaluating
other projects so that we can truly understand what they're doing better, then integrating what we discover back into Ember.