Fuck rxjs

Why I like reactive programming

Why?

If we can broaden it to include the Rx family (i.e. RxSwift) then I agree

Why fuck it, exactly?

@stisch because its sexy

Fuck rxocaml but in a good way

@stisch well for me, i've nothing against Reactive programming, just that Swift does *not* need it. Everything that RxSwift does can be handled in some way in Swift without it.

The RxSwift library itself is quite big and encourages downloading (for example) networking library A + the Rx swift extensions to the library, leading to a tonne of dependencies when you are done.

It also has a HUGE learning curve. When integrated into an entire app, it means a new developer with 10 years experience on iOS suddenly has no idea how to trigger a button click correctly.

Overall, I just don't see the point and think it adds more trouble than it fixes. I think people would be better off learning the Swift best practises rather than turning the language into something its not.