Ben Hutchison on "Factor: a fresh look at Distributed Actor Programming"

I have recently published Factor [https://github.com/benhutchison/factor], an open-source library and API built over Akka that provides a distinctly different programming model.

Rather than sending messages to encapsulated actors, in Factor the idea is to send functions to the actor, which will be run to update its state and generate an asynchronous reply.

In this talk, I'll describe the Factor architecture and how it solves some problems that emerge when using classical Akka actors. We also see Factor in action via a working example.

Arrive from 5:45pm for pizza and conversation. Talks start at 6:30pm. As always, newcomers most welcome.

Hope to see you there,
-Ben