Functional Programming Meets Enterprise Java
Spring Framework 5.1 - Functional Programming Meets Enterprise Java Spring Framework 5.1 represented the maturation of reactive programming in the Java ecosystem. What had been experimental in previous versions became production-ready, and the functional programming paradigms that had been creeping into Java finally felt natural and powerful. The introduction of the functional web framework provided an alternative to annotation-based controllers that was both more explicit and more performant. This wasn't about replacing the traditional approach—it was about giving developers choice and enabling new patterns. java @Configuration public class RouterConfig { @Bean public RouterFunction<ServerResponse> routes(UserHandler userHandler) { return RouterFunctions .route(GET("/users"), userHandler::listUsers...