Unlocking the magic of monads in Java 8

This code-heavy session demystifies what monads are and outlines reasons why you would even want to introduce them into your code. We’ll take a look at the traditional definition for monads and offer a corresponding type definition in Java. We’ve selected a sample Java 8 implementation of a ‘Promise’ monad, which represents the result of async computation to help us answer practical questions about monads. Also, we'll go over the Laws of Monads and show that you can have a proper monad in Java, if you are brave enough to allow the underlying platform change the rules a bit.PS. You won’t be penalised or ridiculed during this session for your (lack of) Haskell knowledge!

Author:
OLEG ŠELAJEV
Oleg is a Java developer and Evangelist at ZeroTurnaround, with a focus on Continuous Delivery and Devops. He also enjoys spending time using clojure, github and google docs. He is currently studying for a PhD on dynamic system updates and process migration and is a part-time teacher at the University of Tartu. As a technical writer for RebelLabs, Oleg regularly provides content for blogs and popular reports. In his free time he plays chess at a grandmaster level, loves puzzles and solving problems. He is a geek but loves to hang out with people.