akka

Akka Kill vs. Stop vs. Poison Pill?

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Newbie question of Akka – I’m reading over Akka Essentials, could someone please explain the difference between Akka Stop/Poison Pill vs. Kill ? The book offers just a small explaination “Kill is synchronous vs. Poison pill is asynchronous.” But in what way? Does the calling actor thread lock during this time? Are the children actors … Read more

What are the best use cases for Akka framework [closed]

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Closed. This question is opinion-based. It is not currently accepting answers. Want to improve this question? Update the question so it can be answered with facts and citations by editing this post. Closed 8 years ago. Improve this question I have heard lots of raving about Akka framework (Java/Scala service platform), but so far have … Read more