I think it's a fairly well-accepted observation that we're in the middle of a cloud computing revolution. The cloud is making businesses more agile, lowering the barrier to entry for start-ups, driving seamless user experiences across devices, and empowering individuals with near-limitless computing resources at their fingertips, completely on-demand. The…

If you've never come across the term "reactive programming" before, or have never heard the word "reactive" mentioned in a software development context, you may be forgiven for being in the dark on the subject. I first learned of the reactive paradigm after coming across something called the Reactive Manifesto.…