1 Vert.x, asynchronous programming, and reactive systems
This chapter covers
- What Vert.x is
- Why distributed systems cannot be avoided
- The challenges in programming resource-efficient networked applications
- What asynchronous and non-blocking programming is
- What a reactive application is, and why asynchronous programming is not enough
- Alternatives to Vert.x
We developers live in an industry of buzzwords, technologies, and practices hype cycles. I have long taught university students the elements of designing, program-ming, integrating, and deploying applications, and I have witnessed first-hand how complicated it can be for newcomers to navigate the wild ocean of current technologies.
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