The actor model in the Elixir programming language: fundamentals and application

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The actor model in the Elixir programming language: fundamentals and application

Shiyan V.I., Kuznetsov A.M., Litvinenko P.N., Poltavskaya A.A., Prokhorov M.A., Stepulenko K.A., Tokareva D.S.

Incoming article date: 29.12.2024

The article explores the actor model as implemented in the Elixir programming language, which builds upon the principles of the Erlang language. The actor model is an approach to parallel programming where independent entities, called actors, communicate with each other through asynchronous messages. The article details the main concepts of Elixir, such as comparison with a sample, data immutability, types and collections, and mechanisms for working with the actors. Special attention is paid to the practical aspects of creating and managing actors, their interaction and maintenance. This article will be valuable for researchers and developers interested in parallel programming and functional programming languages.

Keywords: actor model, elixir, parallel programming, pattern matching, data immutability, processes, messages, mailbox, state, recursion, asynchrony, distributed systems, functional programming, fault tolerance, scalability