Java™ 21 is real now. And so are virtual threads. Everyone got excited about them, yet you prefer to keep your Java 8 job forever, and you already have a nice plan to “accidentally” derail the migration to 21 by using virtual threads in a very, very unfortunate way. What a pity… So you decided to come for this talk to look for some inspiration ;-) Okay, please join us to learn how NOT to use virtual threads, and see the potential performance pitfalls of using them the wrong way.

Talk Level:
INTERMEDIATE

Bio:
Notorious engineer at work and after hours, tracing meanders of the art of software engineering. Remote Software Gardener, mostly working in web-oriented Java gardens. Java Champion. Testcontainers Champion. Oracle ACE. Programming usually in Java (since 1.3), Scala and Go, but in other languages too. Fan of agility, seen mostly as choosing the right tools and approaches after asking the right questions. Developer, trainer and conference speaker. In his talks, Piotr covers not only hardcore Java but also software architecture, computer security, and soft-skills.