Explore the world of reactive programming in Spring Framework 5 with this comprehensive conference talk from Voxxed Days Singapore 2018. Dive into the new Netty-based web runtime, Spring WebFlux, and discover how reactive programming extends across the Spring portfolio, including Spring Data Kay, Spring Security 5.0, Spring Boot 2.0, and Spring Cloud Finchley. Follow along as Spring Developer Advocate Josh Long guides you through key concepts such as functional and asynchronous programming, reactive streams, and event-driven architectures. Learn about the Reactive Stream Specification, new approaches to building applications, and practical implementations using Spring Boot. Gain insights into creating reactive REST APIs, working with different publisher types, and setting up reservation services with both SQL and reactive options. Perfect for Java developers looking to embrace the reactive paradigm in their Spring applications.