Reactive for the Impatient - A Gentle Intro to Reactive Programming and Systems

Explore reactive programming and systems in Java through this 55-minute conference talk from Devoxx Poland 2019. Discover how to tackle the challenges of asynchronicity in object-oriented programming by introducing reactivity at both the coding and architectural levels. Learn about major Java-based reactive frameworks and toolkits, including RxJava, Spring Reactor, Akka, and Vert.x. Understand the fundamental principles of reactive systems and the problems they aim to solve. Examine code samples demonstrating the implementation of reactive programming using RxJava and Spring Reactor. Delve into the next level of reactivity with an introduction to Akka and Vert.x frameworks for building reactive microservices. Compare these frameworks and gain insights from real-life examples of their applications in industry.