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One of the nice things about Erlang is that the actor model isn't just a library. EDIT: actors -> the actor model
by gurraman 13y ago
One of the nice things about Erlang is that the actor model isn't just a library.
EDIT: actors -> the actor model
- CmonDev 13y agoNaturally. Actor model as a library is a design pattern. Design patterns are merely patches for missing language features - for better or worth.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Actor model as a library is a design pattern. Design patterns are merely patches for missing language features In the sense in which it is accurate to say that "design patterns are merely patches for missing language features" -- that is, design patterns that are applied as code templates -- anything that can be implemented once as a library is not a design pattern in the language where that is possible.