Summary

In Chapter 3, we have dived into the paradigm shift towards reactive programming with Spring Boot 3.0. From developing a fundamental understanding of the heart and core of reactive programming in moving ahead to prove the importance of these paradigms to make applications more responsive, efficient, and robust.

Here is what we have covered:

• Transitioning to reactive programming: We contrasted reactive and traditional programming by shifting to a non-blocking model that solves asynchronously for faster and more responsive applications.
• Building reactive REST APIs: We have covered the essentials of building a reactive REST API, understanding asynchronous systems, and the concept of backpressure for executing data flow effectively.
• Setting up for success: The chapter gave a detailed outline of how to set up your development environment, from the installation of Java 17 and IntelliJ IDEA all the way through to how to create the reactive data model, how to implement...