Lightbend Akka for Scala Training

Introduction to Lightbend Akka

Gain an overview of Lightbend Akka, a toolkit for building highly concurrent, distributed, and resilient message-driven applications on the JVM. Learn about its core concepts and architecture.

Getting Started with Akka for Scala

Learn how to get started with Lightbend Akka in Scala. Understand the setup process, key components, and how to create your first Akka application.

Actors and Actor Systems

Explore the fundamental concept of actors and actor systems in Akka. Learn how to create and manage actors, and understand their role in building scalable and fault-tolerant systems.

Message Passing and Concurrency

Discover how Akka uses message passing for concurrency. Learn about the actor model, message delivery, and handling asynchronous operations in a distributed environment.

Supervision and Fault Tolerance

Understand Akka's supervision strategy for fault tolerance. Learn how to design resilient systems by using supervisor strategies to handle failures and ensure system stability.

Akka Persistence

Explore Akka Persistence for state management. Learn how to implement event sourcing and persistent actors to maintain and recover state across application restarts.

Akka Streams

Learn about Akka Streams for handling data flow and processing. Understand the principles of stream processing, backpressure, and how to build scalable data pipelines.

Cluster and Distributed Systems

Discover how to build distributed systems with Akka. Learn about Akka Cluster, distributed data, and how to manage nodes and communication in a cluster environment.

Integration with Other Libraries

Explore how to integrate Akka with other libraries and frameworks. Learn about compatibility with different data sources, APIs, and external systems to enhance your application's capabilities.

Performance Tuning and Best Practices

Understand performance tuning and best practices for Akka applications. Learn techniques for optimizing actor performance, managing resources, and ensuring efficient system operation.