Jump-Start Your Journey to Reactive Architecture

Within this report we define reactive systems as an architectural style that enables applications composed of multiple microservices working together as a single unit to better react to their surroundings and one another, manifesting in greater elasticity when dealing with ever-changing workload demands and resiliency when components fail. We also introduce some of the key patterns found within reactive systems and distinguish between various toolkits and frameworks. Our goal is to help enterprise developers and architects make better decisions about reactive systems.