Toran Billups on Hot Reloading

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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.

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

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