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    Hewitt, Meijer and Szyperski: The Actor Model (everything you wanted to know...)

    jasonofthel33t

    5 HN recommenders · recommended in 8 months, 2015–2025

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    42:34 · 131K views · Nov 21, 2012

    A standing whiteboard conversation at Lang.NEXT 2012 among Carl Hewitt, Erik Meijer and Clemens Szyperski about the actor model. Hewitt, who originated the model, explains its foundations.

    HN recommends it as the best video introduction to the actor model, straight from its inventor, and revisited it after Hewitt's death.

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    9 comments from Hacker News

    1. @napsterbrMar 2021· in “A few notes on message passing”

      I'm sorry to go completely off-topic here, but I just wanted to say thank you! Your discussion[0] with Meijer and Szyperski was mind-blowing and taught me a lot about the actor model. This was, hands down, one of the best classes I've ever had. Thanks for sharing this knowledge. [0] - this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    2. @napsterbrJan 2023· in “Carl Hewitt has died [pdf]”

      May he RIP. I first heard about Hewitt after watching this[0] conversation about the actor model. It's truly a masterclass. For those who want to learn more about the actor model, or simply have a fond memory of ProfHewitt, I highly recommend it. [0] - this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    3. @mateszJul 2025· in “Pony: An actor-model, capabilities-secure, high-performance programming language”

      For anyone interested in a deeper dive into the foundations of the Actor Model, I highly recommend this entertaining 45-minute explainer by Carl Hewitt, one of the model’s original pioneers: this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    4. @TowerTallJan 2023· in “Carl Hewitt has died [pdf]”

      This is one of my favorite tech talks. Hewitt, Meijer and Szyperski: The Actor Model (everything you wanted to know but are afraid to ask) this video

      Strongly recommendsView on HN
    5. @helge9210Apr 2022· in “Actor system for the JVM developed by Electronic Arts”

      > so different in an actor vs a queue with workers In short: different computational model -- Actor model vs. Communicating sequential processes. This really helped me: this video Edit: added link to video

      RecommendsView on HN