How to Prepare Your Code for Virtual Threads
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The talk explains what needs to change in Java code to run on virtual threads (Project Loom). It covers common problems when migrating, how to diagnose them, examples of fixes made in the JDK and popular frameworks/libraries, and shows applying those solutions to real code to decide whether changes are necessary.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:52Goal and structure
- 10:22Virtual threads
- 18:54Overcoming fear of virtual threads
- 22:30Compatibility steps
- 32:40Philosophy of use
- 38:00Experiment results
- 40:50Q&A
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