What is theory of reactivity?
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Reactivity
A work in progress.
There are three recordings of a presentation of A General Theory of Reactivity: OSCON, MediterraneaJS, MidwestJS. The presentation includes figures and animations not presented here.
In the context of a computer program, reactivity is the process of receiving external stimuli and propagating events. This is a rather broad definition that covers a wide variety of topics. The term is usually reserved for systems that respond in turns to sensors, schedules, and above all, problems that exist between the chair and keyboard.
The field of reactivity is carved into plots ranging from "reactive programming" to the subtly distinct "functional reactive programming", with acrage set aside for "self adjusting computation" and with neighbors like "bindings" and "operational transforms". Adherents favor everything from "continuation passing style" to "promises", or the related concepts of "deferreds" and "futures". Other problems lend themselves to "observables", "signals", or "behaviors", and everyone agrees that "streams" are a good idea, but "publishers" and "subscribers" are distinct.
In the context of a computer program, reactivity is the process of receiving external stimuli and propagating events. This is a rather broad definition that covers a wide variety of topics. The term is usually reserved for systems that respond in turns to sensors, schedules, and above all, problems that exist between the chair and keyboard.
The field of reactivity is carved into plots ranging from "reactive programming" to the subtly distinct "functional reactive programming", with acrage set aside for "self adjusting computation" and with neighbors like "bindings" and "operational transforms".