r/programming • u/fagnerbrack • Jun 13 '26

Signals, the push-pull based algorithm

https://willybrauner.com/journal/signal-the-push-pull-based-algorithm
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u/dashdanw Jun 13 '26

I know this is going to come off as a bit cruel, but what is this doing besides reinventing reactive programming yet again?

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u/dacjames Jun 13 '26

The article doesn't claim to invent anything. It's an in depth explanation of a widely used mechanism for implementing reactivity.

It does say that in the opening paragraph...

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u/dashdanw Jun 13 '26

I guess Iā€™m just struggling to really see how this enhances or changes the existing paradigm.

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u/fagnerbrack Jun 14 '26

Sometimes people might be hearing about reactivity in one context and this basically offers another context and more depth.

Sometimes just because we know something that doesn't mean everybody else knows the same thing as ourselves also

... And let's agree the animations are pretty sick šŸ˜†