Release Ember.js 1.0 final

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The Road to Ember.js 1.0

Real artists ship.

– Steve Jobs

The time has come to release Ember.js 1.0. We're targeting Saturday, August 31st as the release date; we've still got loads to do before we get there.

Here is a list of tasks that must/should get done before we put a bow on it. 🎀

Tasks that have been assigned include the person's name next to it. If there is an unassigned task that you'd like to help out on, please post a comment here letting people know you're doing so. While you're working on it, please make sure you are available in the #emberjs-dev IRC channel on Freenode. (Please note your nick on IRC if it differs from your GitHub username.)

  • Add inline examples to Ember.js home page (@twokul & @cavneb)
  • Write Ember.js 1.0 release blog post (@tomdale & @wycats)
  • Write script for updated intro to Ember.js video (@tomdale & @wycats)
  • Record updated intro to Ember.js video (@tomdale)
  • Update TodoMVC to work with RC8 & Emer Data 1.0 alpha (@wycats)
  • Update TodoMVC implementation to more idiomatic Ember.js
  • Finish documentation for Ember Data reboot (@tomdale but I could use some help, ping me if interested)
  • Merge Cookbooks branch of website into master
  • Audit Ember.js guides to ensure samples are idiomatic/functional (@trek)
  • Write blog post on post-1.0 release cycle (@wycats)
  • Change events hash to actions, unify behavior across objects (@lukemelia)
  • Release Ember.js Chrome extension to Chrome Web Store (@wagenet)
  • Run through Getting Started Guide and report any errors/incompatibilities
  • Outline steps for updating the GSG (@trek)
  • Update GSG with fixes/latest versions (@trek)
  • Naming consistency for Handlebars helpers (@ebryn)
  • Remove StateManager from core code and make it available as a standalone library (@ebryn)
  • Add deprecation warning for attempting to create/extend Ember.StateManager (@ebryn)
  • builds.emberjs.com cleanup
  • Release Ember Data 0.14 (@tomdale & @wycats)
  • Release Ember Data 1.0 beta
  • Update Ember Data repo to 1.0/master and verify tests pass
  • Add sendAction() documentation to guides

Expect this list to expand over time.

I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle — victorious.

– Vince Lombardi