Matthew Podwysocki: Reactive JavaScript at Netflix, Microsoft and the World - JSConf.Asia 2015

What’s does a mouse drag event have in common with an Array of numbers? The answer to this question may surprise you: they are both collections. This key insight holds the key to dramatically simplifying asynchronous programming in JavaScript. We will talk about its usage at Netflix, Slack Microsoft solving concrete examples. Matthew is a Principal SDE and open sourcerer at Microsoft with a focus on the Internet of Things, Reactive Programming At All Scales and teaching the next generation how to code. He currently works on the Reactive Extensions for all languages including JavaScript. He is passionate about open source, having helped the Node.js effort on Windows, to open sourcing many libraries at Microsoft. JSConf.Asia - Red Dot Design Museum, Singapore - 20 November 2015. Source: http://2015.jsconf.asia Slides: https://github.com/mattpodwysocki/jsconfasia-2015 License: For reuse of this video under a more permissive license please get in touch with us. The speakers retain the copyright for their performances.