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Why Should I Learn Observables (RxJS)?

  • They're > 10 years old and already on every platform (JS, Ruby, Python..)
  • They're like multi-valued Promises.
  • They're cancelable, and their compoositions remain cancelable.
  • Netflix is built on 'em, Microsoft originally built them—they're here to stay.
  • Angular and GraphQL are built around them, React integrates well
  • You can do normal collection operations on them (filter, map).
  • You can do async wizardry with them (bufferWithTimeOrCount).
  • Their schedulability means your test code can run in 'virtual time'.
  • Because Marble Diagrams are sooo Cool to understand complex timing! (Go ahead, drag them around!)

Observables, FTW!

FlatMap Marble Diagram

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