Angular Signals and Control Theory: A New Reactivity Model
Angular Signals have changed the way we think about reactivity in the frontend. But if you step outside the world of JavaScript, the concept of a “Signal” has a much older, much deeper history in Control Theory and Electrical Engineering. When we talk about “glitch-free” execution in Angular, we are actually talking about maintaining the integrity of a signal graph. I’ll explore the connection between the physics of signals and the architecture of modern web applications. ...