JavaAdvanced#concurrency#java8

What is a CompletableFuture and how does it improve async programming?

CompletableFuture (Java 8+) represents a future result of an async computation, supporting chaining callbacks (thenApply, thenCompose), combining multiple futures, and exception handling without blocking threads.

Example
CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(() -> fetchData())
  .thenApply(data -> process(data))
  .thenAccept(result -> System.out.println(result))
  .exceptionally(ex -> { System.out.println(ex.getMessage()); return null; });

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