Keeping an Ember app hireable
August 20, 2026 · FlameFold
The real risk in a mature Ember app is staffing, not the framework. Hiring JavaScript engineers instead of Ember engineers, and the codebase habits that make ramp-up short.
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Field notes from mature Ember codebases.
Strangler routes: migrating off Ember without a rewrite
July 30, 2026 · FlameFold
The route is the natural seam in an Ember app. How to set the shared foundations, sequence routes by churn, parallel-run each increment, and know when to stop.
Read moreThe Ember LTS upgrade playbook for a parked app
July 9, 2026 · FlameFold
Why upgrade branches die, and the deprecations-first, one-LTS-at-a-time rhythm that gets a parked app moving again — plus the blockers worth knowing before you start.
Read moreAdopting Embroider in a mature Ember app
June 11, 2026 · FlameFold
Embroider adoption is a ratchet, not a switch. Getting green with compatibility flags off, then earning staticHelpers, staticComponents, and route splitting one stage at a time.
Read moreConverting a classic Ember app to Octane, in working order
May 14, 2026 · FlameFold
Octane conversions rarely fail on mechanics — they fail on sequence. The order we run angle brackets, native classes, tracked properties, and Glimmer components, and why each step comes where it does.
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