Project Loom – the Killer of Reactive Programming
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Project Loom in Java 19 provides lightweight threads (virtual threads) as a simpler alternative to reactive programming for improving performance. It promises better throughput for existing applications without major code rewrites or requiring senior developers to manage complex reactive code.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 10:14Virtual threads revolution
- 17:36Why virtual threads are faster
- 20:03Web app testing
- 25:53Framework support for Loom
- 31:18Loom vs reactive programming
- 33:48Summary
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