Hi Rob,
ask is not the problem. The Await’s shown in the above code are.
Ask is not blocking, and sometimes perfectly fine.
Using Await is an anti pattern in general, but in Actors and other reactive
things is where it’s really bad.
Please read this section of the docs that shows what blocking ca
Don't use ask() -- you're blocking for no reason. Just tell() the other two
actors, and finish what you can with the information you have. Then, when
the responses from those two actors come in, do what you can with that
information.
Jonas and Viktor wrote an article for O'Reilly where they sai
