Async and Streaming JS - Are We Doing It Wrong?

Explore the controversial landscape of asynchronous programming in JavaScript in this thought-provoking JSConf EU 2014 talk by Matthew Podwysocki. Delve into the adoption of Promises as the default asynchronous implementation and its impact on the Node community. Examine various approaches including callbacks, promises, generators, streams, WHATWG Streams, and events. Critically analyze current practices, identify shortcomings, and discover opinionated solutions for more productive async coding. Gain insights into topics such as autocomplete, FRP, Generators, Async/await, stream processing, Darts, Reactive streams, and Observables. Challenge your understanding of asynchronous JavaScript and consider alternative approaches for building a more efficient future in web development.