Java 8 Streams vs RxJava: Two Ways to Think About Flow

Java 8’s Streams API made pipelines readable. But as we explored async workloads, RxJava gave us even more control.

Differences I felt: - Streams = pull-based, synchronous - Rx = push-based, async-ready

We used both — Streams for in-memory transformations, Rx for UI + backend coordination.

This was my first real embrace of reactive thinking in production.