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by bengillies 4810 days ago
> Is Ember worth learning? Let's see.

You asked for an opinion. I gave you one (I'm in the middle of a large Ember project at the moment). I didn't expand on it as you appeared to have already made up your mind and written the whole thing off on the basis that the Java world keeps you pretty happy already.

> It adds no value over anything that we already use or what I see being used elsewhere. It's just another library that doesn't add any significant.

It sounds like you know a lot about it already. Why bother asking if it's worth learning then?

It's not a radical approach sure (that's the main point in fact). The main difference with Java is that Ember all happens inside the browser, and you write it in JavaScript. I have no idea how much experience you have with those things, so have no idea how much you'd learn if you picked it up.

In no way did I imply that you were stuck in Java rut. I said that if you were, you might learn something; if not, you might not. The things you'd learn about (unless you already know a lot about them already of course) involve things that you'd learn doing any front end development.

In no way should you feel bad for wanting to make a lot of money.