This! The single threaded event loop is a great model for UI development but it’s a train wreck for handling http requests. I’ve spent the last year adding feat

This! The single threaded event loop is a great model for UI development but it’s a train wreck for handling http requests. I’ve spent the last year adding features to and fixing bugs on various micro services written in Java where the authors decided to use the new shiny reactive frameworks in attempt to turn Java into NodeJS. On a number of occasions I’ve been in meetings where the original authors got lost in their on maze Just Single madness. The worst part is these were “Staff Engineers” who I know never did any type of analysis/engineering to show these frameworks provided any type of advantage over the more traditional threaded frameworks when considering runtime performance, resource requirements, understandability and maintainability.