I agree. The article is a reasonable discussion of the differences between the two frameworks from the perspective of an experienced Ember user, and does a decent job illustrating why Robin prefers Ember.

The title is argumentative and inflammatory. I think lots of people will read the title on Twitter and roll their eyes at the Ember attack-marketing machine when the article itself contains some valuable points.

You are absolutely correct. I realize I'm in the minority, but I take all blog titles with a bushel of rock salt. Probably because I like to have my own little jokes when I write titles, so I try to ignore what they appear to say and use them only to decide whether to read the post, not to decide whether the post is any good.

The title doesn't actually indicate which one wins, so at least those Twitter users would have to read the first couple sentences before clicking away...

Would it be on the top of HN if it had a more reasonable title? Is the audience just as complicit as the author in trending towards flamebait?

I was interested in the Ember vs Angular comparison regardless of the title. Also, I've enjoyed EvilTrout blogs in the past.

I went back and forth on the title. I don't usually write sensational titles but for some reason decided to give it a try.

I think it's a very good point and I doubt I'll do it again.

It could be worse. One fellow I know wanted to write about the benefits of significant whitespace, and thought it would be funny to call his essay "White Power." I doubt he'll try that again.

;-)

"Ember vs AngularJS: I Prefer Ember and Feel that I Have Compelling Reasons for That Preference" is a bit longer, though.