Lightbend has introduced a brand new model of Akka, its platform for constructing responsive distributed apps.
Akka 3 has been in improvement since 2018, in keeping with the corporate, and it makes use of many different Lightbend initiatives, resembling Lagom, Play Framework, Cloudstate, Cloudflow, Akka Streams, and Kalix.
There are three major themes within the Akka 3 launch. First, it has multi-master replication, which permits a single entity to have cases operating in a number of areas. That is achieved through the use of replicated occasion logging, CRDTs, and a protocol that runs on gRPC to ensure supply of occasions.
Second, and constructing on prime of multi-master replication, builders can migrate apps to totally different clouds with out downtime or disruption. “These options additionally imply that operations can do upgrades of the appliance, particular person companies, or information mannequin with none disruption,” Jonas Bonér, founder and CTO of Lightstep, wrote in a put up.
And eventually, Akka 3 additionally has an app resilience assure the place Lightstep can pay prospects for any losses incurred by app downtime. “It’s a part of the SLA you get, which signifies that it’s on us to fret about. We will confidently do that: Akka apps have by no means had a Sev1 resulting from Akka. It’s rock stable and hardened,” stated Bonér.
Along with this launch, the corporate additionally introduced some main model adjustments. It’s unifying its total portfolio into Akka, and is altering its identify from Lightbend to Akka to replicate this variation.
In response to the corporate, Kalix.io and Lightbend.com can be retired, however all current buyer companies will proceed working uninterrupted.
“The Akka libraries that you’ve got used over the past 15 years are additionally included within the new Akka, will at all times be part of Akka, and can indefinitely have new function investments. The Akka libraries are foundational to our firm, our enterprise, and our merchandise,” Tyler Jewell, CEO of the corporate, wrote in a put up.
The corporate can also be internet hosting a webinar subsequent Wednesday, November twentieth at 11 AM ET to undergo the adjustments in Akka 3.
