Hands-On Reactive Programming with Python

Reactive versus proactive

So what is reactive programming?

An easy way to get the idea behind it is to use an analogy with people's behavior: someone who is proactive is somebody who takes initiatives. A proactive person will propose ideas or test things before somebody asks him to do so. On the other hand, a reactive person is somebody who waits for information before doing something. So,  a proactive person acts on his own while a reactive person reacts to external changes. There are pros and cons to each behavior: a proactive person proposing solutions ahead of time is great, but may have difficulties dealing with unexpected changes. On the other hand, a reactive person may be very efficient in dealing with very dynamic environments. ...