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Learning Reactive Programming with Java 8
Learning Reactive Programming with Java 8

Learning Reactive Programming with Java 8: Learn how to use RxJava and its reactive Observables to build fast, concurrent, and powerful applications through detailed examples

By Nickolay Tzvetinov
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Publication date : Jun 24, 2015
Length 182 pages
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Language : English
ISBN-13 : 9781785288722
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Learning Reactive Programming with Java 8

Chapter 1. An Introduction to Reactive Programming

Nowadays, the term reactive programming is trending. Libraries and frameworks in various programming languages are emerging. Blog posts, articles and presentations about reactive programming are being created. Big companies, such as Facebook, SoundCloud, Microsoft, and Netflix, are supporting and using this concept. So we, as programmers, are starting to wonder about it. Why are people so excited about reactive programming? What does it mean to be reactive? Would it be helpful in our projects? Should we learn how to use it?

Meanwhile, Java is popular with its multi-threading, speed, reliability, and good portability. It is used for building a wide variety of applications, from search engines, through databases to complex web applications running on server clusters. But Java has bad reputation too—it is very hard to write both concurrent and simple applications using only the built-in tools, and programming in Java requires writing a lot of boilerplate code. Also, if you need to be asynchronous (using futures, for example), you can easily get into "callback hell", which actually holds true for all programming languages.

In other words, Java is powerful and you can create great applications with it, but it won't be easy. The good news is that there is a way to change that, using the reactive style of programming.

This book will present RxJava (https://github.com/ReactiveX/RxJava), an open source Java implementation of the reactive programming paradigm. Writing code using RxJava requires a different kind of thinking, but it will give you the power to create complex logic using simple pieces of well-structured code.

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • What reactive programming is

  • Reasons to learn and use this style of programming

  • Setting up RxJava and comparing it with familiar patterns and structures

  • A simple example with RxJava

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Discover what reactive programming is and how you can benefit from it Get to grips with the new functional features of Java 8 and some functional theory Create RxJava Observable instances from virtually any data source Transform, filter, and accumulate your data using various RxJava operators Combine multiple data sources in one dataset, using custom logic Write concurrent programs with ease, scheduling actions on various workers Learn about unit testing asynchronous RxJava logic Extend RxJava by writing your own operators and factory methods

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Table of Contents

15 Chapters
Learning Reactive Programming with Java 8 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Credits Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
About the Author Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
About the Reviewers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
www.PacktPub.com Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Preface Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
1. An Introduction to Reactive Programming Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Using the Functional Constructions of Java 8 Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Creating and Connecting Observables, Observers, and Subjects Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Transforming, Filtering, and Accumulating Your Data Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Combinators, Conditionals, and Error Handling Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Using Concurrency and Parallelism with Schedulers Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. Testing Your RxJava Application Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
8. Resource Management and Extending RxJava Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
Index Chevron down icon Chevron up icon

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