Views vs Components in Ember.js

Question

I am learning ember.js, and I am trying to understand the difference between a view and a component. I see both as a way of making reusable components.

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Answer 1

As it stands now - v2.x being current stable release - views have been completely deprecated. It is said that views are being removed from Ember 2.0 API.

So, using {{view}} keyword in Ember 2.0 will trigger an assertion:

Assertion Failed: Using {{view}} or any path based on it has been removed in Ember 2.0

If you have to use views in Ember 2.0 you can use ember-legacy-views addon, which will be compatible with Ember until version 2.4.

So, to sum up - components are the present (views being removed) and the future - they will also replace controllers. See Routable Components RFC.