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Observables are “just functions”, but also collections… How do I name them?

Naming things is hard. Naming things in programming is even harder, IMO. RxJS and observables bring more confusion for some people when it…

Jun 7, 2018
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Jun 7, 2018
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Debugging TypeScript Mocha Tests With VSCode

Visual Studio Code is a powerful IDE, and my editor of choice while working on RxJS. They have some amazing debugging features, but I was…

Apr 25, 2018
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Apr 25, 2018
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“But I Thought You Were Already On The Angular Team?”

TL;DR: No. I wasn’t, but now I am. I’ll have more time to support RxJS. RxJS will remain an independent OSS project, and will not cater…

Mar 21, 2018
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Mar 21, 2018
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RxJS Observable interop with Promises and Async-Await

Every now and then I’m asked a question about how to use async functions or promises with RxJS, or worse, I’m told some “fact” about how…

Aug 23, 2017
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Aug 23, 2017
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Promise Cancellation Is Dead — Long Live Promise Cancellation!

Not very long ago Domenic Denicola (worth a follow, a very smart guy) withdrew his proposal for promise cancellation from the TC39. A lot…

Dec 31, 2016
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Dec 31, 2016
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On The Subject Of Subjects (in RxJS)

Subjects in RxJS are often misunderstood. Because they allow you to imperatively push values into an observable stream, people tend to…

Dec 10, 2016
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On The Subject Of Subjects (in RxJS)
On The Subject Of Subjects (in RxJS)
Dec 10, 2016
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Thoughts On Mentorship In Tech

Over the last 4–5 years I’ve had the amazing opportunity to mentor some even more amazing people. I want to share what I’ve learned.

Aug 2, 2016
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Aug 2, 2016
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RxJS: Don’t Unsubscribe

Well… okay, just don’t unsubscribe quite so much.

Jul 27, 2016
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Jul 27, 2016
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Observables and Finnish Notation

Once in a while I’m asked what I think about naming observables with an $ suffix. For example:

Jun 29, 2016
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Observables and Finnish Notation
Observables and Finnish Notation
Jun 29, 2016
20

redux-observable

Created by Jay Phelps and myself for use on our projects at Netflix, redux-observable is middleware for redux that is inspired by…

May 13, 2016
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redux-observable
redux-observable
May 13, 2016
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