RxJS schedulers in depth

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Explains how RxJS schedulers control when and where observable work runs, showing concrete tools: the animationFrame scheduler to smooth 60fps animations and expose browser jitter, demos (a three-circle demo and signature pad) that recreate overlapping clicks, and a virtual-time testing setup for fast deterministic timing tests. Describes how actions wrap work, how subscription and unsubscribe order affect outcomes, and provides implementation details and code-level fixes rather than high-level examples.

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1. 0:00RxJS schedulers intro
2. 3:57JavaScript execution context
3. 8:23Scheduler types overview
4. 16:02Schedulers control execution
5. 20:58Scheduler internals demo
6. 23:11Button and subscription handling
7. 25:32Virtual time and performance
8. 28:56Summary

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