Ember.js: OK to avoid this.get('attr')?

Question

My Ember.js model, view, and controller classes are getting a bit verbose. Part of this comes from writing this.get('attr') instead of this.attr.

Is it OK to always just write this.attr, as long as the attribute is declared directly, not via a binding?

(I understand that setting is a different issue -- you always have to call this.set('attr', value) in order to update dependent attributes and templates.)

Answer 1

IIRC, you can do this for private properties that you know will not be observable.

The convention is to prefix your private properties with an underscore (eg _myProperty) which tells Ember not to bind it.

See the docs for .get(), or check the source code if you're so inclined.

Answer 2

If the property is being observed or bound, you DON'T want to do 'this.attr'. The get command is the nexus through which observers and bindings are triggered.