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: