Hands-On Reactive Programming in Spring 5

Why reactive?

Nowadays, reactive is a buzzword—so exciting but so confusing. However, should we still care about reactivity even if it takes an honorable place in conferences around the world? If we google the word reactive, we will see that the most popular association is programming, in which it defines the meaning of a programming model. However, that is not the only meaning for reactivity. Behind that word, there are hidden fundamental design principles aimed at building a robust system. To understand the value of reactivity as an essential design principle, let's imagine that we are developing a small business.

Suppose our small business is a web store with a few cutting-edge products at an attractive price. As is the case with the ...