Explore reactive programming in Java EE 8 through this 38-minute conference talk. Learn how JAX-RS and CDI have become reactive-capable, and discover new features in JAX-RS 2.1 and CDI 2.0. Gain insights into reactive patterns for application improvement, leveraging Java 8 CompletionStage API. Understand how to implement reactive programming without adopting external frameworks, using the combination of JAX-RS, CDI, and CompletionStage. Dive into topics such as the JAX-RS Client API, Travel Service implementation, CompletionStage API and pipeline, exception handling, JAX-RS Reactive Extensions, and asynchronous events. Discover how to easily transition to reactive programming while staying within the Java EE ecosystem.