How to start using Akka

If this is your first time using Akka, we recommend that you run a simple Hello World project first. Refer to the content on the Quickstart Guide page to download and run the Hello World sample program. The quick usage guide in the link above helps you understand how to define actor systems, actors and messages, and how to use test modules and logging systems.

Within 30 minutes, you should be able to run the Hello World sample program and the structure of the project.

This quick guide provides the next level of information. These articles provide information about why the actor model meets the needs of modern distributed systems and include information to help you use Akka in the future. Topics include:

Why modern systems need a new programming model

How the actor model meets the needs of concurrent, distributed systems

Overview of Akka libraries and modules

Some more complete sample programs that use the Akka design pattern to build Hello World

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