Asynchronous JavaScript at Netflix

Re:Asynchronous JavaScript at Netflix by RoboTeddy on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:20PM (#7757688)

Here's another javascript FRP library: https://github.com/baconjs/bacon.js (it was inspired by Rx)

I've been using bacon.js in conjunction with Facebook's React to write more of my application declaratively. React automatically updates the DOM when bacon properties change.

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Re:Asynchronous JavaScript at Netflix by mattpodwysocki on Friday May 16, 2014 @04:59PM (#7757880)

A number of people have been using React with RxJS as noted here: https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/FutureJS . We also have native support in RxJS for jQuery/Zepto, Angular and Ember events natively (if of course they are referenced).

As the primary author of RxJS, I'm curious why you chose bacon.js over RxJS.

Anyhow, these architectures go well together!

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Re:Asynchronous JavaScript at Netflix by RoboTeddy on Sunday May 18, 2014 @08:24PM (#7765048)

Thanks for making RxJS!

> I'm curious why you chose bacon.js over RxJS

At the time I made the decision, Bacon had documentation and RxJS didn't (at least, not that I could find). I was new to FRP, so that made my decision for me -- I never went back and reconsidered.

Are you aware of any advantages RxJS has over Bacon? It looks a bit more extensive in general, so now I wonder what I'm missing out on :)

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