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Submission + - Can Reactive Programming Handle Complexity? (slashdot.org)

Nerval's Lobster writes: A recent article on Reactive Programming, which suggested that five lines of Reactive could solve a problem that required 500 lines using Java or 200 lines using triggers, led many readers to question (passionately) whether Reactive enables you to address not just typical problems, but complex ones as well. In a follow-up column, Espresso Logic CTO Val Huber argues that, while it certainly can’t solve all use cases, Reactive Programming is very capable of addressing many complex problems, and can address all other scenarios via a transparent integration with procedural languages. He shows how Reactive can handle complexity using two different scenarios: a classically complicated database application (a bill of materials price rollup) and procedural integration (to address external systems such as email and transactions not limited by a database update). Take a look at his work; do you agree?

Comment Re:hemoglobin test (Score 1) 282

Uh, they have a licensed pharmacist right there to analyze the results, in the rest of the world a pharmacist can basically do everything an NP can do because they have to know medicine and pharmacology to do their job.

If you look at the Theranos website it make it cleat that the test are still ordered and interpreted by physicians. you are also misinformed about the scope of practice of pharmacists in most of the world. In may places pharmacists have been given limited prescribing power. But prescribing is only part of the role of medical practitioners, and pharmacists are not broadly trained in methodology of diagnosis and laboratory evaluation. This is not hating on pharmacists, pharmacists are fantastic and their knowledge of pharmacology and medication management is key to good patient care, but no self respecting pharmacist would claim that their role in healthcare is similar to that of an NP.

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