Abstract:Virtual threads are a highly anticipated feature in the Java world, aiming at improving resource efficiency in the JVM for I/O intensive operations while simplifying developer experience. This feature keeps the traditional thread abstraction and makes it compatible with most of the existing Java applications, allowing developers preferring synchronous imperative abstractions to benefit from better performance without switching to asynchronous and reactive programming models. However, limitations currently hind… Show more
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