(Обещают Библиотеки в JavaScript) Promise Libraries in JavaScript

I was incredibly flattered to be invited to speak about asynchronous JavaScript using promises in Moscow in 2013. The flight there was murderous for my 6’ 6” frame, but it was incredible to see all of the sites, and to deliver a talk in the style of the United Nations. There was a one-way mirror with translators behind it, and everyone in the audience had earphones. They (mostly) laughed at my jokes on a 10 second delay. This was a first for me!

We learned a bit about patterns for using promises in front end code, and compared features and performance between vow.js, jQuery Deferreds, and Q. A lively discussion about the performance of vow took place in Russian, and it appeared that the takeaway was that they would switch over shortly.

#jQueryRussia после доклада по $.Deferred() появилось стойкое желание переписать половину фронтенда.

— Тёма Пендюрин (@ErBlack) October 15, 2013

Google says this means:

“after a report by $ .Deferred () appeared a strong desire to rewrite half frontend”

Totally awesome.

#jqueryrussia отличное выступление от Alex McPherson по $.Deferred.

— Gennady (@samkovg) October 15, 2013

“excellent performance by Alex McPherson for $.Deferred.””

Praying to $.deffered at #jQueryRussia. Good start for understanding #rxjs. pic.twitter.com/DuEvwewOjR

— Виктор Русакович (@the_ghost_minsk) October 15, 2013