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Toran talks to Sam and Ryan about his project Ember CLI Hot Loader, which is an implementation of component-based hot module reloading for Ember apps.


Topics:

0:00 – Losing hot reloading when moving from handwritten CSS to functional css
2:16 – Why Toran wrote the Hot Reloader
4:45 – How the hot reloader leverages Ember CLI to reload components
8:31 – The need for hot reloading
14:56 – Are there situations where you don’t want to use the hot reloader?
19:05 – What’s the easiest way to try using the hot reloader today?
21:05 – Design vs. build mindset
22:30 – Engines aren’t currently supported
23:53 – How local state affects hot reloading
27:50 – Fast feedback is the primary motivation
34:05 – What are the next steps for Ember CLI Hot Reloader?
37:51 – What happens to a component’s transient state if it’s hot reloaded?
39:44 – How to help if you’re interested in hot reloading in Ember

Links:

Ember CLI Hot Loader
Toran’s side-by-side hot reloading demo
Bret Victor, Inventing on Principle