Asynchronous Programming in Java: From Callbacks, to Completable Futures, to Virtual Threads

In the world of distributed computing that we live in today, asynchronous programming is taking a central stage from the architecture point of view, in order to provide better scalability. However, we are often cautioned about getting into asynchronous programming due to higher degree of complexity that is involved in writing asynchronous code and in managing exceptions. That cautioned is well founded, however, recent evolutions in Java is resetting the playing field, merging the simplicity of synchronous calls and the power of asynchronous execution.

In this workshop, we will take a deep dive into asynchronous programming in Java and learn about the three major options and which one we should really choose.

About Venkat Subramaniam

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston.

He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.

Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.

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