We may earn an affiliate commission when you visit our partners.

Programming Reactive Systems

Roland Kuhn, Konrad Malawski, Martin Odersky, and Julien Richard-Foy

Reactive programming is a set of techniques for implementing scalable, resilient and responsive systems as per the Reactive Manifesto. Such systems are based on asynchronous message-passing, and their basic building-blocks are event handlers. This course teaches how to implement reactive systems in Scala and Akka by using high-level abstractions, such as actors, asynchronous computations, and reactive streams.

What you'll learn

use, transform and sequence asynchronous computations using Future values,
write concurrent reactive systems based on Actors and message passing, using untyped Akka and Akka Typed,
design systems resilient to failures,
implement systems that can scale out according to a varying workload,
transform and consume infinite and intermittent streams of data with Akka Stream in a non-blocking way,
understand how back-pressure controls flows of data

This course is no longer available. Find a similar course by searching these:

reactive programming scala akka scala reactive programming akka

What's inside

Learning objectives

Use, transform and sequence asynchronous computations using future values,
Write concurrent reactive systems based on actors and message passing, using untyped akka and akka typed,
Design systems resilient to failures,

Implement systems that can scale out according to a varying workload,
Transform and consume infinite and intermittent streams of data with akka stream in a non-blocking way,
Understand how back-pressure controls flows of data

Use, transform and sequence asynchronous computations using future values,
Write concurrent reactive systems based on actors and message passing, using untyped akka and akka typed,
Design systems resilient to failures,
Implement systems that can scale out according to a varying workload,
Transform and consume infinite and intermittent streams of data with akka stream in a non-blocking way,
Understand how back-pressure controls flows of data

Syllabus

The course starts by showing how to abstract over event handlers. Then, it explains how to write concurrent systems by using the Actor programming model, how to make these systems resilient to failures, and how to scale out to distributed actors. Last,the course shows how to manipulate, in a resource efficient way, intermittent and potentially infinite streams of data.

Traffic lights

Read about what's good

what should give you pause

and possible dealbreakers

Taught by instructors recognized for their work in the field of reactive programming

Develops advanced skills in reactive programming, including working with actors, streams, and back-pressure

Uses a project-based approach, providing hands-on experience in designing and implementing reactive systems

Covers the Reactive Streams API, which is widely used in industry for building scalable and resilient data processing pipelines

Requires a strong foundation in Scala programming

Assumes familiarity with asynchronous programming concepts

Save this course

Create your own learning path. Save this course to your list so you can find it easily later.

Save

Activities

Coming soon We're preparing activities for Programming Reactive Systems. These are activities you can do either before, during, or after a course.

Career center

Learners who complete Programming Reactive Systems will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:

Full-Stack Developer

Full Stack Developers design and implement both the front-end and back-end of software applications. This course may be useful for a Full Stack Developer because it teaches how to use high-level abstractions, such as actors, asynchronous computations, and reactive streams to implement reactive systems.

See salaries and explore the career path for Full-Stack Developer

Software Developer

Software Developers design, develop, and implement software applications. This course may be useful for a Software Developer because it teaches how to use high-level abstractions, such as actors, asynchronous computations, and reactive streams to implement reactive systems.

See salaries and explore the career path for Software Developer

Mobile Developer

Mobile Developers design and implement mobile applications. This course may be useful for a Mobile Developer because it teaches how to use asynchronous computations to implement responsive mobile applications.

See salaries and explore the career path for Mobile Developer

Web Developer

Web Developers design and implement web applications. This course may be useful for a Web Developer because it teaches how to use asynchronous computations to implement responsive web applications.

See salaries and explore the career path for Web Developer

DevOps Engineer

DevOps Engineers bridge the gap between development and operations teams. This course may be useful for a DevOps Engineer because it teaches how to design and implement resilient systems that can recover from failures.

See salaries and explore the career path for DevOps Engineer

Cloud Architect

Cloud Architects design and implement cloud-based solutions. This course may be useful for a Cloud Architect because it teaches how to design and implement distributed systems that can scale out to meet demand.

See salaries and explore the career path for Cloud Architect

Big Data Engineer

Big Data Engineers design and build systems to process and analyze large datasets. This course may be useful for a Big Data Engineer because it teaches how to transform and consume infinite and intermittent streams of data in a non-blocking way.

See salaries and explore the career path for Big Data Engineer

Security Engineer

Security Engineers design and implement security systems. This course may be useful for a Security Engineer because it teaches how to design and implement systems that are resilient to attacks.

See salaries and explore the career path for Security Engineer

Systems Analyst

Systems Analysts analyze and design computer systems. This course may be useful for a Systems Analyst because it teaches how to design and implement systems that can scale out according to a varying workload.

See salaries and explore the career path for Systems Analyst

Blockchain Developer

Blockchain Developers design and implement blockchain-based systems. This course may be useful for a Blockchain Developer because it teaches how to design and implement distributed systems that are resilient to failures.

See salaries and explore the career path for Blockchain Developer

Technical Writer

Technical Writers create documentation for software and other technical products. This course may be useful for a Technical Writer because it teaches how to write clear and concise documentation for reactive systems.

See salaries and explore the career path for Technical Writer

Software Architect

Software Architects design, develop, and implement the overall architecture of software systems. This course may be useful for a Software Architect because it teaches how to design and implement scalable, resilient, and responsive systems using asynchronous message-passing and event handlers.

See salaries and explore the career path for Software Architect

Data Scientist

Data Scientists use data to solve business problems. This course may be useful for a Data Scientist because it teaches how to transform and consume infinite and intermittent streams of data in a non-blocking way.

See salaries and explore the career path for Data Scientist

Database Administrator

Database Administrators design and manage databases. This course may be useful for a Database Administrator because it teaches how to design and implement systems that are resilient to failures.

See salaries and explore the career path for Database Administrator

Data Engineer

Data Engineers design and build systems to collect, store, process, and analyze data so that key stakeholders can make data-driven decisions. This course may be useful for a Data Engineer because it teaches how to manipulate data from multiple sources and transform this data into actionable insights.

See salaries and explore the career path for Data Engineer