September 2018
Intermediate to advanced
250 pages
6h 5m
English
Overview
This book provides an in-depth exploration of the Reactor framework, a powerful toolkit for building reactive and scalable applications in Java. You'll embark on a journey from fundamental concepts of the reactive paradigm to advanced implementations suitable for modern microservices architectures.
What this Book will help me do
- Learn to effectively use Flux and Mono, the core reactive types in Reactor, to build non-blocking applications.
- Understand the principles of the reactive programming paradigm and the Reactive Streams API.
- Master error handling, backpressure concepts, and testing techniques specific to reactive applications.
- Apply reactive programming techniques to microservices architecture using Spring WebFlux.
- Explore best practices for developing robust, scalable, and maintainable event-driven applications.
Author(s)
The author(s) of this book are experienced Java developers and educators passionate about teaching modern, effective programming paradigms. With years of industry experience in software architecture and development, they bring practical examples and clear explanations to help readers adopt reactive programming confidently.
Who is it for?
This book is ideal for Java developers who are keen on enhancing their programming skills with modern paradigms like reactive programming. If you have a basic understanding of Java and are aiming to build asynchronous, scalable, and event-driven applications, this guide will be immensely valuable. It is also aimed at professionals looking to incorporate the Reactor framework into their tech stack to handle complex real-world programming scenarios.
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