[anthonyshort]

You'd use a component.json to lock it down for an app. The inline versioning is really just a way to quickly write code and get something up and running. Manifests are just a pain when you're just getting started with a project or a small script.

If a component.json is present, it'll use that to get the versions and you just require('emberjs/ember-component')

[wycats]

Ah. I would probably clarify the language to make it clear that having a manifest approach is the intended approach for real-world apps, but that it can be left out when playing around.