A TypeScript Playground for RX JS

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interactive playground

SHOW HN2019

22points
7comments
#1,133of 2,195 in 2019
Top 52%of 2019 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

2 positive, 0 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Design: 1 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Useful for explaining RxJS operators to new team members

    From 1 comment
    • I'm still digging in and playing around, but I think this could be really useful in explaining RxJS operators to new team members. I think the pros outweigh the cons for the…
      kingkiller on HN
  • Excellent first start for showing how streams interact

    From 1 comment
    • I've worked on a product does exactly this for displaying a geospatial view over time, and I find it relatively intuitive once you start playing with it. Here's a quick view in…
      gbear0 on HN

Objections

  • Hard to see connections between streams and which columns are inputs versus Rx streams

    From 2 comments
    • I think the most confusing part is trying to figure out the connection between the different streams/columns cause it's not obvious the effect that events from each individual…
      gbear0 on HN
    • I've worked on a product does exactly this for displaying a geospatial view over time, and I find it relatively intuitive once you start playing with it. Here's a quick view in…
      gbear0 on HN
  • Vertical time layout is less intuitive than horizontal

    From 1 comment
    • I'm still digging in and playing around, but I think this could be really useful in explaining RxJS operators to new team members. I think the pros outweigh the cons for the…
      kingkiller on HN

Requests

  • Support for IxJS alongside RxJS

    From 1 comment
    • Nice work! It would be cool if the playground supported bringing IxJS into the mix. I've found it difficult to explain to my team members how Ix and Rx can complement one…
      michaelsbradley on HN
  • Option to render timeline horizontally

    From 1 comment
    • I'm still digging in and playing around, but I think this could be really useful in explaining RxJS operators to new team members. I think the pros outweigh the cons for the…
      kingkiller on HN
  • Fading connector lines between events on different streams

    From 2 comments
    • I've worked on a product does exactly this for displaying a geospatial view over time, and I find it relatively intuitive once you start playing with it. Here's a quick view in…
      gbear0 on HN
    • I think the most confusing part is trying to figure out the connection between the different streams/columns cause it's not obvious the effect that events from each individual…
      gbear0 on HN

Questions

  • Which operators do users miss most in the demos

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks ;) I'll keep it in mind! Which operators do you miss most in the demos?
      Gehinnn on HN
  • What exactly was confusing in the interface

    From 1 comment
    • What exactly did confuse you? I don't understand how the fading should work, as the visualization is not realtime but rather abstracts time away.
      Gehinnn on HN

Alternatives named

  • Sequence diagrams and marble diagrams

    From 1 comment
    • I've worked on a product does exactly this for displaying a geospatial view over time, and I find it relatively intuitive once you start playing with it. Here's a quick view in…
      gbear0 on HN

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