iPS 249: RxSwift with Shai Mishali
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English - July 26, 2018 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBHow To Education Business Careers programming javascript web framework development front end developer programmer internet node Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Panel:
Jaim Zuber
Erica Sadun
Special Guest: Shai Mishali
In today’s episode, the iPhreaks panel talks to Shai Mishali about RxSwift. Shai is an iOS engineer who started his career as a backend engineer. Currently, he is in charge of the Tim Horton’s iOS app, and in his free time he does a lot of open source, specifically within the RxSwift community. They talk about how he got into programming, the difference between React and RxSwift, and they explain ReactiveX. They also touch on the downsides of Rx, how debugging works, and more!
In particular, we dive pretty deep on:
Shai intro
How did you get into developing?
Grew up interested in technology
How was it learning when you’re not a native English speaker?
Language barrier
Do you consider yourself an Apple developer?
Still does some backend work in Swift
Tackles whatever challenges come into his path
How are React and RxSwift different?
React is a technology that is built on one big idea
Big idea behind React
Is there a model that iOS developers use that is similar to how React/Reactive programming works?
RxFeedback
Explain ReactiveX
Observables & Binding
What are the downsides of Rx?
Does Rx feel like functional programming, or the delegate pattern?
How does Rx simplify your life?
How do you avoid the pitfalls in Rx?
How does debugging work?
And much, much more!
Links:
RxSwift
RxSwift Community Projects
React
Swift
ReactiveX
RxFeedback
@freak4pc
Shai’s Medium
Shai’s GitHub
Sponsors:
Picks:
Jaim
Erica
Shai