What are the Hot and Cold observables?

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Published on 2010-03-26T05:20:26Z Indexed on 2010/03/26 5:23 UTC
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I watched the video and I know the general principles - hot happens even when nobody is subscribed, cold happens "on demand". Also, Publish() converts cold to hot and Defer() converts hot to cold.

But still, I feel I am missing the details. Here are some questions I'd like to have answered:

Can you give a comprehensive definition for these terms?
Does it ever make sense to call Publish on hot observable or Defer on cold?
Is there differences between hot and cold definitions for IObservable and IEnumerable?
What are the general principles you should take into account when programming for cold or hot?
Any other tips on hot/cold observables?

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