Reactivity Glossary

Browse 3 reactivity terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.

3 Reactivity Terms

Change Detection: The mechanism by which a framework or system determines that some state has changed and dependent work such as re-rendering, recomputation, synchronization, or...
Change Event: An event emitted when a value, record, document, or state transition changes, allowing other parts of the system to react. Change events are common in UI...
Knee Jerk Fix: A reactive fix applied quickly in response to pain, without enough reflection on whether it solves the right problem. In engineering slang, knee-jerk fixes...