▲ Bacon JS - Functional reactive programming lib for JavaScript at baconjs.github.io▼8 up and 0 down, posted by stargatesg1 3693 days ago 11 comments
stargatesg1 3693 days ago. link 2 points ▲ ▼I just came across it thru the EmberJS discussion. How does it compare to React JS?
bstro 3693 days ago. link 2 points ▲ ▼It is entirely orthogonal to React.js. You may use it with React if you like! Here's a few articles you might find interesting: http://joshbassett.info/2014/reactive-uis-with-react-and-bacon/ http://futurice.com/blog/reactive-mvc-and-the-virtual-dom
lordhanson 3692 days ago. link 1 point ▲ ▼RxJs imho is much better than bacon. Recommend you check that out too
eskimoblood 3691 days ago. link 2 points ▲ ▼Can you explain why its better. What is missing in bacon?
lordhanson 3689 days ago. link 1 point ▲ ▼Rxjs has a history going back 7 years from the .net version. It's got a huge number of operators and often broader. Bacon is nice but rx laid the rules out and that shows imho.
eskimoblood 3689 days ago. link 1 point ▲ ▼Btw. here is a list from the RxJS developer: https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/doc/mapping/bacon.js/whyrx.md
aciddaniel 3692 days ago. link 1 point ▲ ▼yet another framework among 100 others :) These days it's harder to choose the right tool for the job in JS world than do the actual job :)
chris-l 3693 days ago. link 1 point ▲ ▼Oh yes, I been working with Baconjs for the last year and a half, is a really fantastic library.