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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

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|Sep 2025
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    Book Description

    If you are a Java developer that knows how to write software and would like to learn how to apply your existing skills to reactive programming, this book is for you.

    What you will learn

    • 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

    Who this book is for

    If you are a Java developer that knows how to write software and would like to learn how to apply your existing skills to reactive programming, this book is for you.

    Table of Contents

    1. Introducing The Reactive Style Of Programming
    2. Using The Functional Constructions Of Java 8
    3. Creating And Connecting Observables, Observers And Subjects
    4. Transforming, Filtering And Accumulating Your Data
    5. Combinators, Conditionals and Error Handling
    6. Using Concurrency And Parallelism With Schedulers
    7. Testing You RxJava Application
    8. Resource Management and Extending RxJava
    PDF ISBN: 978-1-78528-250-8
    Publisher: Packt Publishing Limited
    Copyright owner: © 2015 Packt Publishing Limited
    Publication date: 2025
    Language: English
    Pages: 182