Welcome to the future of Java. With this book, you’ll explore the transformative world of Java 21’s key feature: virtual threads. Remember struggling with the cost of thread creation, encountering limitations on scalability, and facing difficulties in achieving high throughput? Those days are over. This practical guide takes you from Java 1.0 to the cutting-edge advancements of Project Loom.
You’ll learn more than just theory. Author A N M Bazlur Rahman equips you with a toolkit for taking real-world action. Take a deep dive into the intricacies of virtual threads and complex topics such as ForkJoinPool, continuation, rate limiting, debugging, and monitoring. You’ll not only learn how they work, but you’ll also pick up expert tips and tricks to help you master these concepts. And you’ll learn about structured concurrency and scoped values—critical skills for building Java applications that are scalable and efficient.
Get an in-depth understanding of virtual threads
Understand the implementation of virtual thread internals
Gain performance improvement in blocking operations
Learn why structured concurrency is beneficial
Know where to use scoped value
Understand the relevance of reactive Java with the advent of virtual threads
A N M Bazlur Rahman is a software engineer with over a decade of experience in Java and related technologies. A speaker at various international conferences and Java user groups, his talks often focus on specialized topics such as concurrency and virtual threads.
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ASIN : B0FRJP5XBL
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Publication date : September 17, 2025
Edition : 1st
Language : English
File size : 6.0 MB
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Print length : 540 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1098165376
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