Update Jun 3: This post is discussed on Reddit and Hacker News Project Loom (JEP 425) is probably amongst the most awaited feature additions to Java ever; its implementation of virtual threads (or "green threads") promises developers the ability to create highly concurrent applications, for instance with hundreds of thousands of open HTTP connections, sticking to the well-known thread-per-request programming model, without having to resort to less familiar and often more complex to use reacti...