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Modern Java in Action: Lambdas, Streams, Functional and Reactive Programming

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Manning's bestselling Java 8 book has been revised for Java 9 In Modern Java in Action, you'll build on your existing Java language skills with the newest features and techniques.

Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications.

About the Technology

Modern applications take advantage of innovative designs, including microservices, reactive architectures, and streaming data. Modern Java features like lambdas, streams, and the long-awaited Java Module System make implementing these designs significantly easier. It's time to upgrade your skills and meet these challenges head on

About the Book

Modern Java in Action connects new features of the Java language with their practical applications. Using crystal-clear examples and careful attention to detail, this book respects your time. It will help you expand your existing knowledge of core Java as you master modern additions like the Streams API and the Java Module System, explore new approaches to concurrency, and learn how functional concepts can help you write code that's easier to read and maintain.

What's inside

  • Thoroughly revised edition of Manning's bestselling Java 8 in Action
  • New features in Java 8, Java 9, and beyond
  • Streaming data and reactive programming
  • The Java Module System

About the Reader

Written for developers familiar with core Java features.

About the Author

Raoul-Gabriel Urma is CEO of Cambridge Spark. Mario Fusco is a senior software engineer at Red Hat. Alan Mycroft is a University of Cambridge computer science professor; he cofounded the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

Table of Contents

    PART 1 - FUNDAMENTALS
  1. Java 8, 9, 10, and 11: what's happening?
  2. Passing code with behavior parameterization
  3. Lambda expressions
    4. PART 2 - FUNCTIONAL-STYLE DATA PROCESSING WITH STREAMS
  4. Introducing streams
  5. Working with streams
  6. Collecting data with streams
  7. Parallel data processing and performance
    8. PART 3 - EFFECTIVE PROGRAMMING WITH STREAMS AND LAMBDAS
  8. Collection API enhancements
  9. Refactoring, testing, and debugging
  10. Domain-specific languages using lambdas
    11. PART 4 - EVERYDAY JAVA
  11. Using Optional as a better alternative to null
  12. New Date and Time API
  13. Default methods
  14. The Java Module System
    15. PART 5 - ENHANCED JAVA CONCURRENCY
  15. Concepts behind CompletableFuture and reactive programming
  16. CompletableFuture: composable asynchronous programming
  17. Reactive programming
    18. PART 6 - FUNCTIONAL PROGRAMMING AND FUTURE JAVA EVOLUTION
  18. Thinking functionally
  19. Functional programming techniques
  20. Blending OOP and FP: Comparing Java and Scala
  21. Conclusions and where next for Java
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