The official ng-conf channel has released the first two sessions from this year's conference on YouTube. Meanwhile, the ModernWeb Podcast brought together Ryan Carniato and Ben Lesh for a conversation about how Signals compare to RxJs.
Conference Session Footage
Held in mid-June, ng-conf ranks among the largest Angular events, and the first pair of recorded talks from the conference are now live on YouTube.
The keynote featured Minko Gechev and Jeremy Elbourn from the Angular team, who walked attendees through the current state of the framework and outlined the roadmap for upcoming changes.
The event also celebrated the launch of two new Request for Comments (RFCs) focusing on the template authoring format, proposing a fresh syntax for both control flow and deferred loading.
A second talk, also published on YouTube, came from Emma Twersky and Alex Rickabaugh, who are likewise part of the Angular team. Their session was dedicated to Signals and demonstrated how to work with them in Angular 16.
Modern Web Podcast Featuring Ben Lesh & Ryan Carniato
On a recent installment of the ModernWeb podcast, host Rob Ocel welcomed Ryan Carniato, creator of SolidJs, and Ben Lesh, maintainer of RxJs, for a deep dive into Signals.
Ryan made the case that Signals, due to their synchronous behavior, are a natural fit for templating and rendering problems. He drew an analogy to spreadsheet formulas to underscore how straightforward Signals can be.
Hear Ryan's point directly
Ben argued that the introduction of pipe operators was one of the largest missteps for RxJs. Had the library remained just Observable with nothing else, he suggested, it may have become the underlying implementation for Signals across various frameworks, serving as a sort of base layer.
Listen to Ben's take
Given that neither guest is an application developer—both are authors of frameworks and libraries—the conversation leaned heavily toward advanced technical territory.
Joshua Morony on Angular's Evolution
If the speed at which Angular is evolving gives you pause, a new video from Joshua Morony should ease those concerns, as he directly addresses the question of change.
Version Updates
Alongside the talks, the community saw a wave of new releases, including the 16th version of the RxAngular suite and fresh minor updates for Cypress, Ionic, and Nx.
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