Hi M, Thid presentation explains the concepts pretty nicely I think: http://vimeo.com/m/49368451
Cheers, V On Feb 24, 2014 5:45 PM, "mc" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > I've been using futures for a while now but I've never taken time to look > into their inner workings. > I'd appreciate a short explanation from someone who understands this > topic. For example, when I use Play framework (which I think is built on > top of Akka) and return a promise of a result of some kind, what exactly am > I returning? How does this delayed execution tie into execution context? > And why does it say that a promise will block the client but not the server? > I realize this sounds more like a Play framework question but I think > members of this forum would know more about the basic concept (i.e. the > futures). I'd appreciate an explanation of this mechanism. > Thanks, > > M > > -- > >>>>>>>>>> Read the docs: http://akka.io/docs/ > >>>>>>>>>> Check the FAQ: http://akka.io/faq/ > >>>>>>>>>> Search the archives: https://groups.google.com/group/akka-user > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Akka User List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/akka-user. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- >>>>>>>>>> Read the docs: http://akka.io/docs/ >>>>>>>>>> Check the FAQ: http://akka.io/faq/ >>>>>>>>>> Search the archives: https://groups.google.com/group/akka-user --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Akka User List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/akka-user. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
