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Asynchronous Programming in Spring: Past to Present

Building scalable Spring applications often depends on choosing the right approach to asynchronous programming. In the past, developers relied heavily on Reactive libraries and WebFlux to handle concurrency and scalability, but do those choices still make sense today? This session takes a practical look at how asynchronous programming in Spring Boot has evolved, comparing older reactive models with modern best practices.

Attendees will explore current tools and design patterns for creating efficient, responsive Spring applications, and learn when (and when not) to use reactive approaches in today’s Spring ecosystem. The talk provides a clear understanding of how to select the right async strategy for your workloads while keeping code maintainable and production-ready.

What You Will Learn

  • How asynchronous programming in Spring has evolved over time

  • When to use (or avoid) Reactive and WebFlux in modern Spring applications

  • Best practices for building scalable and efficient Spring Boot systems

Who Should Attend

Java developers, Spring engineers, and software architects aiming to improve the scalability and responsiveness of Spring-based applications.

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About the speaker

Venkat Subramaniam

Founder, Agile Developer, Inc.

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston

He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.

Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. Find him on twitter at @venkat_s.