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What is Reactive Programming (#2)

By kevin6877Posted on 2025-03-19Posted in Getting Started Reactive Programming, Reactive ProgrammingTagged data source, data stream, declarative programming, operator, publisher, Reactive Programming, subscriberNo Comments

What is Reactive Programming? Reactive programming is the programming model needed to build reactive systems. Asynchronous message-based communication, one of the design principles of reactive systems mentioned in the previous post, means non-blocking I/O as opposed to blocking I/O. Blocking I/O means that any remaining work is blocked and waits until that thread finishes its […]

Reactive Systems (#1)

By kevin6877Posted on 2025-03-18Posted in Getting Started Reactive ProgrammingTagged Reactive Programming, Reactive SystemsNo Comments

What is Reactive Systems? What does “reactive” mean in reactive systems? The dictionary meaning of ‘reactive’ is ‘to react’, meaning that when an event or situation occurs, the system reacts and acts accordingly. To understand what it means to be reactive, let’s look at a simple example that we often encounter in our daily lives. […]