Virtual Threads, 2 years later

The flagship feature of Project Loom—Virtual Threads—launched to much fanfare with Java 21, promising to simplify the programming model and revive the familiar synchronous, direct style. While Virtual Threads have been fully released, other features like structured concurrency and scoped values remain in preview.But did Loom deliver on its promise? How widely have Virtual Threads been adopted by the Java community? Are Reactive Streams and `Future`s becoming relics of the past?In this talk, we'll provide a Loom-centric overview of the Java ecosystem, exploring frameworks and libraries designed specifically for Virtual Threads and those adapted to leverage them. We'll also check if any major players ignored the new feature.