Programming Promises in Java 8 Using Completable Futures

Reactive and asynchronous applications are growing in popularity, but what is the best way to build them? This course helps you apply the latest concurrency techniques to develop state of the art Java applications necessary for the microservices/service oriented architecture (SOA) model. It builds upon the theory described in the associated "Asynchronous Programming in Java" course, by refactoring several projects using Java 8’s CompletableFutures class. It explains the concept behind CompletableFutures, examines the problems they solve for Java developers, and shows through examples how to use the API productively in practice. The course is designed for software architects and intermediate- to advanced-level Java developers.

• Understand how to program event-driven reactive code using Java 8 and CompletableFutures
• Gain experience implementing reactive code in a readable and maintainable way
• Learn to build reliable and performant Java apps for the microservices/SOA model

Raoul-Gabriel Urma is CEO of Cambridge Spark, a learning community for data scientists and developers in the UK. Co-author of Java 8 in Action (Manning Publications), Raoul has delivered over 100 technical talks at international conferences. He's worked for Google, eBay, Oracle, and Goldman Sachs, and holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Cambridge.

Richard Warburton is a software engineer, teacher, and Java Champion. He’s worked as a developer in such diverse areas as low latency trading systems, statistical analytics, static analysis, compilers, and network protocols. Author of Java 8 Lambdas (O'Reilly Media), Richard holds a PhD in Computer Science from The University of Warwick.