Introduction to Akka Actors with Java 8

Explore the fundamentals of Akka Actors with Java 8 in this comprehensive 1-hour 24-minute webinar by JetBrains. Dive into the world of concurrent programming using Akka's Actor model, which simplifies the complexities associated with traditional thread and lock-based approaches. Learn about the history and core concepts of Akka, understand what Actors are and how they function, and gain hands-on experience through four practical examples. Cover essential topics such as Actor hierarchy, failure handling, lifecycle management, and dispatchers. Discover best practices, dos and don'ts, and explore additional Akka features. By the end of this webinar, you'll be equipped with the knowledge to start building concurrent applications using Akka Actors in Java 8, with insights on configuring the library, handling synchronous operations, and avoiding common pitfalls.

- About the author
- History background
- About Akka
- Where Actors come from
- What an Actor is
- Configuring the Actors library
- Example #1 Counter
- Example #2 Alarm
- Actor hierarchy
- Failure handling
- Actor lifecylce
- Example #3 NotTrustWorthyChild and Supervisor
- About dispatcher
- About blocking
- Example #4 SynchronousDatabaseConnection
- Dos and don'ts
- What more is there
- Getting started docs
- Questions