Reactive or Not Reactive, That Is the Question

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The talk examines applying reactive programming to an existing Java system: it shows a problematic codebase, attempts a reactive-style refactor (likely using reactive Java APIs), and analyzes the pros and cons of the reactive approach and specific reactive APIs. It compares system complexity before and after the refactor, highlighting which benefits are real and which are just trendy or harmful.

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1. 0:00Introduction
2. 1:06Problem statement and example system
3. 3:32Buffer issues and service failures
4. 9:56Solution with adaptive balancer
5. 23:15Project Reactor and Spring WebFlux intro
6. 27:56WebFlux setup and client config
7. 30:51Controller changes and stream handling
8. 35:45Missing request body error
9. 41:00Terminal operations and controller return
10. 43:52Direct Buffer Memory issue
11. 50:39Direct Buffer Memory cause
12. 54:31WebSocket intro and solution comparison
13. 1:01:56Summary and technology comparison

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