[jedberg]

RX definitely requires some non-standard thinking to do well, but any competent engineer can get it if they want to dedicate the time to it.

But you're right, the same things can be accomplished in other ways with less up front effort. But where it really shines is when you hit massive scale. Having RX and its concepts in place ahead of growth makes the growth easier.

[Jcampuzano2]

I think this is where things go wrong. I used RxJS plenty and tried even spearheading its usage at times in some of our apps since it could cleanly solve some problems in what I thought were elegant solutions. I quickly abandoned this after realizing that the upfront ask in terms of dedicating time to learning it for some people is just too much for them to handle.

I'd say a decent chunk of engineers just were not competent enough to get it in the first place and then there were those who just refused to put in the time to learn.

i.e. there are many engineers who I truly believe do not even want to put in the effort to be competent in the first place. That or false competence takes precedent as well.