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Akka Cookbook
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Akka Cookbook

by Vivek Mishra, Héctor Veiga Ortiz
May 2017
Intermediate to advanced
414 pages
13h
English
Packt Publishing

Overview

The 'Akka Cookbook' is a comprehensive resource for learning how to create concurrent, scalable, and reactive applications. With its practical recipe-based structure, you will learn to master the Akka framework and build robust systems using the actor model in Scala.

What this Book will help me do

  • Create reliable and scalable distributed systems using Akka.
  • Master the actor model to incorporate concurrency in applications.
  • Develop microservices efficiently using the Lagom framework.
  • Utilize Akka Streams for processing data reactively.
  • Integrate Akka applications with other enterprise systems seamlessly.

Author(s)

The authors, Neha Mishra and Héctor Veiga Ortiz, have extensive experience in developing distributed systems and are active contributors to the Scala and Akka communities. Their combined expertise brings you a rich and practical insight into reactive programming with Akka.

Who is it for?

This book is perfect for developers who are familiar with Scala and have a keen interest in building scalable, reactive applications. Whether you're new to Akka or looking to deepen your understanding, you will find the recipe format engaging and highly educational. Ideal readers include seasoned programmers aiming to create distributed systems, or tech enthusiasts wanting to explore reactive programming frameworks.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781785288180