I'm trying to create a clear picture of reactivity and what it means, vs events in javascript.
From Wikipedia :
// In computing, reactive programming is a programming paradigm orientated
// around data flows and the propagation of change.
I struggling to distinguish how the actual implementation in javascript of an event driven UI might differ from a "reactive implementation" and would appreciate anyone able to contrast these patterns.
I've been using meteor for quite a while so understand it that context, but not its fundamental mechanics.
I assume that essentially it comes down to some sort of event or notification being published from a "reactive data source" or subject to another function, that is observing it, each being designed to "react" to these events.
Very specifically, how might the implementations differ from Publishingg and subscribing to events on a object that defines that object or the system it exists in as reactive?
Any help would be great.