Toran Billups on Hot Reloading

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