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WeAreDevelopers LIVE • Jan 19, 2024

Java 21: The Revolution of Virtual Threads - A Deep Dive

Christian Woerz

Java 21 makes blocking great again. Discover how virtual threads replace complex reactive tooling, letting you fluidly scale to millions of concurrent operations with one Spring Boot flag.

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