#Actor model in Elixir

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gentle aurora
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Have any blog essay or something like that about Actor model in elixir

hot spruce
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The TLDR is Actors are basically GenServers in Elixir which maintain state and have their own process. The creators of Erlang were not intending to implement Actors. That label is applied after when it has that appearance.
It's not a perfect fit for the Actor model depending on what you think the Actor model is as defined in this talk. If you're not interested in Pony just watch the Erlang section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0m0_qtfzLs

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THE WIDE WORLD OF ALMOST-ACTORS: COMPARING THE PONY LANGUAGE TO BEAM LANGUAGES
by Scott Lystig Fritchie

THIS TALK IN THREE WORDS:
Actors
BEAM
Pony

TALK LEVEL: Advanced

ABSTRACT
As Erlang & Elixir program...

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