set object value

controllers.application.js

import Ember from 'ember';
import { set } from '@ember/object';

export default Ember.Controller.extend({
  actions: {
    setName() {
      this.name = "foo"; 
      // set(this, 'name', 'foo');
    }
  }
});

templates.application.hbs

Name: {{this.name}}<br>


<button {{action "setName"}}>Click me</button>

twiddle.json

{
  "version": "0.15.1",
  "EmberENV": {
    "FEATURES": {}
  },
  "options": {
    "use_pods": false,
    "enable-testing": false
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "jquery": "https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.js",
    "ember": "3.4.3",
    "ember-template-compiler": "3.4.3",
    "ember-testing": "3.4.3"
  },
  "addons": {
    "ember-data": "3.4.2"
  }
}