Matthew.Podwysocki
Matthew Podwysocki
Software developer and Rx Pusher at Microsoft
Matthew Podwysocki is a software developer and Rx Pusher at Microsoft. He currently works with the Reactive Extensions Developer team, focusing on all versions of the Reactive Extensions for .Net, C++, JavaScript, Python and Ruby. He is a fan of open source software as worked closely with MS Open Tech as he pushed the initiative to open source the Reactive Extensions, and helped such efforts to get Node.js fully supported on Windows. He is a conference organizer, frequent speaker at conferences, and co-host of JSConfLive podcast and RobotsWeekly videocast.
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Location:Seacliff DDuration:Full DayAbstract: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 In this talk you will learn how you can use the familiar Javascript Array methods to create surprisingly expressive asynchronous programs. Using just a few functions, you will learn how to do the following: Declaratively build complex events out of simple events (ex. drag n' drop) Coordinate and sequence multiple Ajax requests Reactively update UI's in response to data changes Eliminate memory leaks caused by neglecting to unsubscribe from events Gracefully propagate and handle asynchronous exceptions In this talk we'll be exploring the Reactive Extensions (Rx) library (https://rx.codeplex.com/) which allows us to treat events as collections. You'll learn patterns you can use on both the client and the server, allowing you to build end-to-end reactive systems.