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Reactive Application Development
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Reactive Application Development

by Duncan K. DeVore, Brian Hanafee, Sean A. Walsh
July 2018
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
10h 9m
English
Manning Publications
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Chapter 3. Understanding Akka

This chapter covers

  • The actor model
  • The actor system
  • Akka as concurrent and asynchronous
  • Share nothing, nonblocking design
  • Akka supervision and Routers

Now that you have a good understanding of what a reactive application is and why you need it, it’s time to pick a toolkit for building such systems. Before you do, quickly review the traits of a reactive system to make sure that the tools you pick are up to the job.

The Reactive Manifesto (chapter 1) lays out four key traits that identify a reactive system:

  • ResponsiveThe system responds in a timely manner if at all possible. Responsiveness is the cornerstone of usability and utility; more than that, it means that problems may be detected quickly and dealt ...
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