Okay, I think I've now found the reference I was looking for...

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Stuart.

On Sep 29, 10:35 am, Stuart Roebuck <[email protected]> wrote:
> Apologies if I've missed something obvious but my web search hasn't
> turned anything up...
>
> What are the Scala Actors instability issues? I'm in the process of
> doing some major Scala development work and this comment raises
> concerns that I'd like to understand.
>
> Best,
>
> Stuart
>
> On Sep 29, 3:30 am, David Pollak <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Folks,
>
> > Given the continued instability of Scala Actors, I've decided to remove them
> > from Lift.
>
> > Specifically, I'm migrating CometActors to sit on top of Lift's Actors.
> > But, you'll also be able to use Akka Actors to power Lift's CometActors.
> > Specifically, I'm working with Jonas to make sure that we share a common
> > interface to Actors.
>
> > I've gotten Lift nearly completely migrated over to Lift's Actors on the
> > dpp_wip_actorize branch.  
> > Seehttp://github.com/dpp/liftweb/tree/dpp_wip_actorize
>
> > There will be some breaking changes to your applications.  Specifically:
>
> >    - Box will be moved to a new package, net.liftweb.base (this is where the
> >    interface for Actors will live as well)
> >    - If you make any assumptions about your CometActors being Scala Actors
> >    (e.g., using linking), you will have to rewrite this code
> >    - Some methods in Lift that currently take Scala Actors as parameters
> >    will take Lift Actors (e.g., ActorPing)
>
> > There will be a parallel Maven repository with the new Lift Actor stuff in
> > it so you will be able to build you apps against the new code before the
> > official switch-over.
>
> > Milestone 6 (which should be out next week) will be based on the existing
> > Actor model.  After we get feedback from the community about the new Actor
> > stuff, we will switch -SNAPSHOT over to the new Actor stuff.
>
> > Questions, thoughts, or comments?
>
> > Thanks,
>
> > David
>
> > --
> > Lift, the simply functional web frameworkhttp://liftweb.net
> > Beginning Scalahttp://www.apress.com/book/view/1430219890
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