8 Reactive in an imperative world
This chapter covers
- Importance of responsive microservices
- The MicroProfile Reactive Messaging specification
- Sending and receiving messages with Apache Kafka
A Microservice being responsive refers to its ability to complete the task required of it within a given time. The complexity of the task will impact the time a microservice takes to complete its work. Different microservices performing their tasks can require different amounts of time to complete them, yet both be considered responsive. Developing responsive microservices is key in a modern age where users—the customers—are expecting near instantaneous loading of web pages and answers to their queries. Microservices that are not responsive enough will ...
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