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Wait, huh?! I thought "actors" have messages, and mailboxes and stuff?!
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Let's stop and ask how many canon actor model papers have you actually read?
Let's stop and ask how many canon actor model papers have you actually read ;)
From our experience many "actor systems" aren't really "actor models"
since they **don't adhere** to the `3 axioms`_ and pay even less
attention to the problem of *unbounded non-determinism* (which was the
whole point for creation of the model in the first place).
From the author's mouth, **the only thing required** is `adherance to`_
the `3 axioms`_, *and that's it*.
To get more fired up on the matter, please read these issues:
- https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/210
- https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/18
*News flash*: many "actor systems" aren't really "actor models" since
they **don't adhere** to the `3 axioms`_ and pay even less attention to
the problem of *unbounded non-determinism* (which was the whole point
for creation of the model in the first place).
Again, ``tractor`` does seem to adhere to the base requirements of
an "actor model"::
``tractor`` adheres to said base requirements of an "actor model"::
In response to a message, an actor may:
@ -274,11 +268,16 @@ an "actor model"::
- create a finite number of new actors
- designate a new behavior to process subsequent messages
``tractor`` requires *no further api changes* to accomplish this.
**and** requires *no further api changes* to accomplish this.
If you want do debate this further please feel free to chime in on our
chat or discuss on one of the above issues *after you've read
everything in them*.
chat or discuss on one of the following issues *after you've read
everything in them*::
- https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/210
- https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/issues/18
Let's clarify our parlance
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