You'll delve into the history and key features of the Ember framework, understanding why it stands out for its superior maintainability and long-term usability, despite not being owned by major corporations like Google or Facebook. Instead, it's backed by industry leaders such as LinkedIn and Heroku. Powerful data management capabilities will be covered with Ember Data, alongside efficient task handling provided by Ember Concurrency. You'll also explore the impressive performance of the Glimmer rendering engine compared to Angular and React, and learn about Ember.js's component-based architecture, which promotes reusable and maintainable code. This session promises to equip you with the knowledge to leverage Ember.js effectively in your web development projects.