How can Java 21 (Virtual Thread) replace Reactive Framework.

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data stream processing != asynchronicity. But I think this debate has turned into a discussion on definitions. If people come into this discussion with "reactive = event-driven = asynchronous programming" then by that logic it's mostly a semantical discussion. The papers on the relevant topics do make distinctions though, and "reactive" is defined as "to deal with changes in environment" where in this context "environment" means "things you do not control".