Okay, I think I've now found the reference I was looking for... <http://mail-archives.apache.org/mod_mbox/incubator-esme-dev/ 200905.mbox/ %[email protected]%3e>
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 > > Follow me:http://twitter.com/dpp > > Surf the harmonics --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Lift" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/liftweb?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
