Lab 7 · Virtual Threads Basics
Difficulty: Advanced Time: 45 minutes Topics: Virtual thread creation, performance, characteristics
Requires: Java 21+
Objectives
- ✅ Create virtual threads with ofVirtual()
- ✅ Run millions of virtual threads
- ✅ Compare performance with platform threads for I/O
- ✅ Understand mount/unmount behavior
Key Exercises
Exercise 1: Create named virtual threads Exercise 2: Run 100,000 virtual threads Exercise 3: Benchmark I/O-bound work (virtual vs platform) Exercise 4: CPU-bound work comparison (virtual vs platform)