Functional Actor Composition
Actors can be challenging to compose due to their object-oriented nature, which relies on class inheritance. By introducing agents, a concept borrowed from Clojure, the focus shifts to sending functions to a memory slot, allowing for more flexible and atomic function application. This approach enables a functional perspective on asynchronous message passing, enhancing the way behavior and state interact in software development.In this clip
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