What this book covers

Chapter 1, From Object-Oriented to Functional Programming, gives an introduction to different programming paradigms associated with the Java language.

Chapter 2, Creational Patterns, introduces the first in a series of design patterns; that is, creational patterns. The chapter talks about various creational design patterns.

Chapter 3, Behavioral Patterns, talks about behavioral design patterns. It explains various design patterns to manage behavior of code and objects.

Chapter 4, Structural Patterns, introduces you to structural design patterns and explains various widely used design patterns to manage the structuring of objects.

Chapter 5, Functional Patterns, introduces readers to functional programming and patterns associated with it.

Chapter 6, Let's Get Reactive, introduces you to reactive programming and Java's implementation of it with examples.

Chapter 7, Reactive Design Patterns, further explores the pillars of reactive programming and design patterns associated with these pillars.

Chapter 8, Trends in Application Architecture – from MVC to Microservices and Serverless Applications, explores architectural patterns that have been tried and tested by developers over the years.

Chapter 9, Best Practices in Java, introduces us to the history of Java, best practices, and updates available in the latest versions of Java, and, finally, what is expected in future from Java.