Ember 5 release post

[jenweber]

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Todo

Volunteer help needed!

• [x] Nice to have - Write a snappy intro, something succinct that newsletters can copy-paste if they help broadcast the news
• [x] Fill in missing details for "how to upgrade"
• [x] Fill in Ember.js section
• [x] Fill in EmberData section (WIP)
• [x] Fill in Ember CLI section
• [x] Mention dropping Node 14 support
• [x] link to the Ember Data 5 blog post
• [x] First attempt at upgrade instructions
• [x] First attempt at a note about Polaris. If we set up a page for this edition, we could just link to that instead if we want to make this post shorter.
• [x] Check ember.js removals to make sure we aren't using them in the Guides

Known release blockers

• [x] Missing deprecation guides for EmberData. They ought to be available at https://deprecations.emberjs.com/ Currently, they are documented elsewhere. https://github.com/ember-learn/deprecation-app/issues/1330
• [x] Remove deprecated uses of EmberData from Guides https://github.com/ember-learn/guides-source/issues/1921
• [x] Choose which EmberData API removals to highlight in this blog post
• [x] Are there new features or bugfixes in EmberData 5.0? Need the changelog to know for sure.
• [x] Editorial pass on the blog post content

Team Sign-off:

Add a ✅ if you can confirm that the team has reviewed the post for accuracy and messaging.

• [x] ember-data
• [x] ember-cli
• [x] ember.js
• [x] learning team

When to merge

• After all teams have reviewed/signed off
• When all "Known release blockers" are resolved
• After Guides, Deprecation Guides, & API docs for v5 are live. Please @ the learning team if anything is missing
• If you are prepared to post in Announcements, Mastadon, etc. or you know who will

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[IgnaceMaes]

Is anyone working on a cover image?

While in theory Ember major releases are "boring" now, in the sense that they serve for deprecations, it remains a good marketing opportunity as it makes for good headlines. Especially if new features are also highlighted in this post. And these cover images make it nice when sharing links to e.g. Reddit, Twitter, etc.

I'm not a graphic designer but I can try and make something if that's desired 😬

[jenweber]

Notes to self:

Deprecation removals included in EmberData 5.0-alpha: link to commits

Release blocker: There are no 4.x EmberData guides published to https://deprecations.emberjs.com/ however much of this content does exist in other places. We still need to get it up on the deprecation site.

• ember-data:rsvp-unresolved-async really needs some details in a deprecation guide
• some deprecations are in the API docs themselves, especially here: https://api.emberjs.com/ember-data/release/classes/CurrentDeprecations
• source code for some more deprecations packages/private-build-infra/virtual-packages/deprecations.js in link to commits

[jenweber]

@IgnaceMaes no one is currently making a cover image, but I love that idea! Do you have a specific idea for one or interest in making it? I think it would need to go through @wifelette for approval. She manages our trademark things.

[IgnaceMaes]

@IgnaceMaes no one is currently making a cover image, but I love that idea! Do you have a specific idea for one or interest in making it? I think it would need to go through @wifelette for approval. She manages our trademark things.

Here's something I quickly put together. Like I said, I'm not a graphic designer, but even if it's something simple I think it can add a nice touch to the messaging.

Don't hesitate to reject it if it's not something that's wanted, or doesn't fit within the brand guidelines Ember is going for 😄

[jenweber]

Hello teams, please review this blog post for your team’s section by end of day Wednesday. It will get published on Thursday. The reason to push forward is that we need to get this out ASAP and then prepare for 5.1.

[MelSumner]

Some text to consider for social media shares: 🎉 Big news! #Ember v5.0 is here and it's leaner than ever! 🚀 Our updated versioning approach delivers a new major release after every 12 minor ones. We ship new features while ensuring backwards compatibility, making upgrades smoother. Say goodbye to major update challenges! Get the scoop on what's new and improved in Ember v5.0 on our official release notes.