Everything you wanted to know about the Actor Model but might have been afraid to askis analysed in terms of questions and answers so that being able to answer the questions ensure a consolidated understanding of the subject.
Extract the definitions and assertions in order. Map them to questions and answers.
How do actors communicate?
Actors interact with each other only by one actor sending another actor a messenger (message), which is also an actor. Message and messenger are completely interchangeable notions.
What is the difference between OOP and the Actor Model?
OOP models behaviour and state, whereas Actor Model models (pardon a tautology) computation and is a precise, complete, formally defined theory as opposed to OOP.
- The publication Everything you wanted to know about the Actor Model but might have been afraid to ask is analysed.