Fast Track to Akka Course | DevelopIntelligence

Course Summary

The Fast Track to Akka training course builds on the Introduction to Scala course, with a focus on building web applications with the Akka framework.

The course begins with a quick review of key Akka and web application development concepts leveraged by Akka, including things like the Model-View-Controller design pattern, convention over configuration, etc. It then transitions into a discussion around the Akka architecture, key components, and walks you through the creation of a simple app. Once the foundation is laid, the course takes a deeper dive and explores the more commonly used features like templating persistence, and web services. The course concludes with a discussion on how to move to Production and a general Quality Assurance (QA) time.

Purpose

Learn how to quickly build web applications in Scala using the Akka framework.

Audience

Scala developers looking to build web applications with the Akka framework.

Role

Software Developer

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Learning Spikes - Workshops

Duration

5 Days

Related Technologies

Akka

Scala

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Productivity Objectives:

Describe the key architectural components of the Akka framework
Install and configure Akka
Build a simple Hello World application using Akka
Create a “full-featured” Akka-based application including database interactions and templating

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Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
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More coding than lecture, coupled with architectural and design discussions.
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What You'll Learn

In the Fast Track to Akka training course, you'll learn:

What is Akka
- What is Akka
- History
- Requirements
- Understanding the Akka and Scala Community
- Terminology
- Use Cases
Untyped Actors
- Untyped Actors in Java
- Untyped Actors in Scala
Typed Actors
- Typed Actors in Java
- Typed Actors in Scala
Futures and Promises
- The History of java.util.concurrent futures
- Futures and Promises in Java
- About Completable Futures in Java 8
- Understanding scala.util.concurrent futures
- Futures and Promises in Actors
Killing and Poisoning Actors
- Killing actors
- Stopping Actors
- Poisoning Actors
- Death Watch
Fault Tolerance
- One for One Strategy
- All for One Strategy
Dispatchers
- Configuring Dispatchers
- Configuring Mailboxes
- Configuring Durable Mailboxes
Scaling Up with Routers
- Configuring Additional Routers to Handle Load
- Differentiating Routers
Scaling Out with Remote Systems
- Understanding Netty
- Configuring Additional Systems to Handle Load
- Remote Routers
- Persisting State
Persisting State in Case of Failure
Event Bus
State Machines
- Change state Becoming and Unbecoming
- Using Finite State Machines
Scaling with Clusters
- Receptionists
- Cluster Convergence
About Akka Streams
- Asynchronous Boundaries
- Akka Streams in Java
- Akka Streams in Scala
Akka HTTP
- Akka Server and DSL
- Akka HTTP in Java
- Akka JSON in Scala
About Deploying Akka
- Deploying the Cloud
- Deploying to Kubernetes
Testing Akka