Adventures in .NET Performant Applications using the Actor Pattern & Akka.NET with Aaron Stannard - .NET 206
Nov 19, 2024
Aaron Stannard, Founder and CEO of Petabridge, shares his insights on leveraging the Actor model with Akka.NET for performance optimization in distributed applications. He discusses the architecture and messaging of actor systems, emphasizing their efficiency in handling concurrency. The conversation delves into real-time marketing challenges and the evolution of error management in actor-based programming. With a nod to the Actor pattern's integration within .NET, Aaron provides valuable resources for developers looking to embrace this robust framework.
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String Comparison Efficiency
- For optimal performance, avoid comparing strings to string.empty or "".
- Instead, use string.IsNullOrEmpty() or compare length to zero.
Pre-allocated Memory Trick
- Aaron Stannard recalls veteran game developers pre-allocating memory to enforce limits.
- At the project's end, this block was removed, freeing up space.
Decentralized Messaging in Akka.NET
- Akka.NET utilizes a decentralized messaging system.
- Each actor possesses an independent message queue for serialized processing.