Lightbend has introduced a brand new model of Akka, its platform for constructing responsive distributed apps.
Akka 3 has been in growth since 2018, in line with the corporate, and it makes use of many different Lightbend tasks, similar to Lagom, Play Framework, Cloudstate, Cloudflow, Akka Streams, and Kalix.
There are three principal 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 places. 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 high 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 knowledge mannequin with none disruption,” Jonas Bonér, founder and CTO of Lightstep, wrote in a submit.
And eventually, Akka 3 additionally has an app resilience assure the place Lightstep pays 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 are able to confidently do that: Akka apps have by no means had a Sev1 resulting from Akka. It’s rock strong and hardened,” mentioned Bonér.
Along with this launch, the corporate additionally introduced some main model adjustments. It’s unifying its complete portfolio into Akka, and is altering its title from Lightbend to Akka to mirror this modification.
In keeping with the corporate, Kalix.io and Lightbend.com will likely be retired, however all current buyer companies will proceed working uninterrupted.
“The Akka libraries that you’ve 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 submit.
The corporate can be internet hosting a webinar subsequent Wednesday, November twentieth at 11 AM ET to undergo the adjustments in Akka 3.
