Interactive ReactiveX Tutorial

Food & socializing: 6:30 PM Nodeschool: 7 PM

BRING A LAPTOP

We'll be doing an interactive tutorial that introduces you to ReactiveX Observables: http://reactivex.io/learnrx/

You have probably worked with APIs or libraries that are similar to reactive programming. For example, listening for a click event on a DOM element or accepting an HTTP request then returning an HTTP response. You're reacting to an event.

Reactive programming aims to take all these asynchronous event based things we do and handle them in a normalized way using observable streams. Once you become familiar with working with streams using functional concepts (map, filter, reduce), you will be pleased to find that many problems can be turned into observable streams.

Our format for Meetups is usually:

• 30 minutes of food & socialization
• Brief (15 minute) presentation where we give introductions, present news links and make any other announcements. Then we introduce the workshop of the night
• Interactive, hands-on, programming workshop

Our meetups always feature an interactive element so a laptop is required. There is always lots of support to work through any installation or other issues that arise. Also there are lots of power outlets.

LOCATION

This month we are at Toyota Connected's office in Plano:

5905 Legacy Drive, Suite 210 Plano, Texas 75024

The Parking Garage is located right off of the service road in between Headquarters Drive and Legacy Drive.

If you are arriving from Southbound on Dallas North Tollway:
Exit Headquarters Dr. and stay on the service road.
Make a right in the last parking garage before you arrive at the light on Legacy Dr.

If you are arriving from Northbound on Dallas North Tollway:
Exit Headquarters Dr.
Make a Left on Headquarters Dr.
Make a Left on the service road.
Make a right in the last parking garage before you arrive at the light on Legacy Dr

Location changes from month to month so that we can get to a variety of venues. If your company would like to host Nodeschool please reach out to the organizers (through Meetup, Github issues (https://github.com/nodeschool/dallas/issues), or twitter (https://twitter.com/nodeschooldal))