How Java 21 Virtual Threads Enable 100 k Threads Without Thread‑Pool Tuning
After weeks of futile thread‑pool tuning for an IO‑bound gateway, the author switched to Java 21 virtual threads, achieving stable 5,000 concurrent requests with dramatically lower P99 latency, reduced memory usage, and higher CPU efficiency, and then explains virtual‑thread internals, Scoped Values, migration steps, and limitations.
