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Clear examples, explanations, and resources for RxJS.

By@btroncone

RxJS is one of the hottest libraries in webdevelopment today. Offering a powerful, functional approach for dealing withevents and with integration points into a growing number of frameworks,libraries, and utilities, the case for learning Rx has never been moreappealing. Couple this with the ability to utilize your knowledge acrossnearly any language, having a solid graspon reactive programming and what it can offer seems like a no-brainer.

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Learning RxJS and reactive programming ishard. There's themultitude of concepts, large API surface, and fundamental shift in mindset fromanimperative to declarative style.This site focuses on making these concepts approachable, the examples clear andeasy to explore, and features references throughout to the best RxJS relatedmaterial on the web. The goal is to supplement theofficial docs and pre-existing learning materialwhile offering a new, fresh perspective to clear any hurdles and tackle the painpoints. Learning Rx may be difficult but it is certainly worth the effort!

Start getting familiar with all the key concepts needed to be productive withourRxJS Primer!

Operators are the horse-power behind observables, providing an elegant,declarative solution to complex asynchronous tasks. This section contains allRxJS operators, included with clear, executableexamples. Links to additional resources and recipes for each operator are alsoprovided, when applicable.

• Combination
• Conditional
• Creation
• Error Handling
• Multicasting
• Filtering
• Transformation
• Utility

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Complete listing in alphabetical order

A Subject is a special type of Observable which shares a single execution pathamong observers.

• Overview
• AsyncSubject
• BehaviorSubject
• ReplaySubject
• Subject

Without a solid base knowledge of how Observables work behind the scenes, it'seasy for much of RxJS to feel like 'magic'. This section helps solidify themajor concepts needed to feel comfortable with reactive programming andObservables.

• RxJS Primer
• Get started transforming streams with map, pluck, and mapTo
• Time based operators comparison
• RxJS v5 -> v6 Upgrade

Recipes for common use-cases and interesting solutions with RxJS.

• Alphabet Invasion Game
• Battleship Game
• Breakout Game
• Car Racing Game
• Catch The Dot Game
• Click Ninja Game
• Flappy Bird Game
• Game Loop
• Horizontal Scroll Indicator
• HTTP Polling
• Lockscreen
• Matrix Digital Rain
• Memory Game
• Mine Sweeper Game
• Platform Jumper Game
• Progress Bar
• Save Indicator
• Smart Counter
• Stop Watch
• Space Invaders Game
• Swipe To Refresh
• Tank Battle Game
• Tetris Game
• Type Ahead
• Uncover Image Game

New to RxJS and reactive programming? In addition to the content found on thissite, these excellent resources will help jump start your learning experience!

• RxJS Live - RxJS specific conference

• RxJS Introduction -Official Docs

• The Introduction to Reactive Programming You've Been Missing -André Staltz

• RxJS: Observables, Observers and Operators Introduction -Todd Motto

• Ultimate RxJS 💵 - BrianTroncone

• Asynchronous Programming: The End of The Loop -Jafar Husain

• What is RxJS? - Ben Lesh

• Creating Observable from Scratch -Ben Lesh

• Introduction to RxJS Marble Testing💵 - Brian Troncone

• Introduction to Reactive Programming💵 - André Staltz

• Reactive Programming using Observables -Jeremy Lund

• Functional Programming in JavaScript - JafarHusain

• Rx Marbles - Interactive diagrams of Rx Observables -André Staltz

• Rx Visualizer - Animated playground for Rx Observables -Misha Moroshko

• Reactive.how - Animated cards to learn Reactive Programming -Cédric Soulas

• Rx Visualization - Visualizes programming with RxJS -Mojtaba Zarei

Interested in RxJS 4? Check outDenis Stoyanov'sexcellenteBook!

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All references included in this GitBook are resources, both free and paid, thathelped me tremendously while learning RxJS. If you come across an article orvideo that you think should be included, please use theedit this page link inthe top menu and submit a pull request. Your feedback is appreciated!