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I am newbie to javascript framework and looking forward to learn these frameworks. But doesnt know which one i should learn first. I know jquery. I am trying to figure out which framework is good to start ?

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Hacker News: Ember.js or Angular.js? - this thread has lots of good argumens for each of the framework - after reading I myself think that Angular.js is better than Ember.js - performance and framework decisions.
A very good screencasts collection on Angular you can find it here: http://egghead.io/

On Ember, some very good insights/trends you can find here -> Hacker News - Ember.js 1.0 RC - 1

Backbone.js on the other hand is hard to compare it with Ember.js or Angular.js - because Backbone is closer to being a library than beeing a framework. Backbone.js misses a lot of features when it is compared to either Ember or Angular.
Marionette a framework based on Backbone.js by Derick Bailey adds multiple features to the "default" backbone - hence its closer to being a framework than a library.

If you want a full stack framework go with Angular.js - because it has very good documentations and looks to have quite a good future.
Because you only know a little bit of jQuery - starting with Backbone.js might be better for you - because Backbone will give an extra structure to your JS apps - and from there it will be easier for you to look for other Frameworks ( Angular, Marionette, Ember ) and mainly you will know for what features to look after.

ToDo MVC Project might really help you as well in chosing the right framework for you: https://github.com/addyosmani/todomvc
http://addyosmani.github.com/todomvc/
ToDo MVC projects solves the "To Do" app with multiple apps, therefore you can compare the style of each framework - and make your decision based on that.

latter edit
On ember.js I sugges you check:

  1. Ember Confuses Me, also Discussed on HN
  2. Ember and Confusion, Part 2, also Discussed on HN
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Short answer: it depends (on what you want). They each have their strength and weaknesses.

Here's a good run down of the situation and a brief summary + pros and cons of each one: http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2012/07/27/journey-through-the-javascript-mvc-jungle/

It's mentioned in the article but there is a todo list app that is written in each framework for your comparison needs: http://addyosmani.github.com/todomvc/

Also check this question out: What are the key differences between Meteor, Ember.js and Backbone.js?

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I'm also trying to figure out which pros and cons both frameworks got, but the problem is that the resources I find around the web are a bit outdated. Ember.js 1.0 RC1 was released on 15th Feb of this year and a lot has changed in the last year. Are there some more recent reviews about the pros and cons of Ember? – daniatic Feb 26 at 10:07
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You may want to also check out this one: http://blog.stevensanderson.com/2012/08/01/rich-javascript-applications-the-seven-frameworks-throne-of-js-2012/

It compares 7 popular frameworks (including ember.js, backbone.js, angular.js) from different aspects.

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