ActorCore

Infrastructure

stateful serverless framework

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12comments
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How HN took it

DebatedReal support and real criticism

3 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.

Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against

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What HN said

What people liked

  • Welcomed as a useful, awesome take on stateful serverless

    From 2 comments
    • ActorCore is awesome. Stateful Serverless is the future!
      semicognitive on HN
    • I've wanted something like this for a long time, going to take it for a spin. Looks like there is a lot of help wanted on certain underlying implementations so that would be fun…
      whalesalad on HN
  • Erlang-like model seen as appealing

    From 1 comment
    • I've wanted something like this for a long time, going to take it for a spin. Looks like there is a lot of help wanted on certain underlying implementations so that would be fun…
      whalesalad on HN

Objections

  • Docs are thin and the concept is hard to grasp

    From 2 comments
    • https://rivet.gg/docs/general That link appears broken. I don't quite get the concept yet. The details are kinda slim.
      pizzafeelsright on HN
    • Mobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
      pizzafeelsright on HN
  • Docs link broken on mobile nav

    From 1 comment
    • > I don't quite get the concept yet. The details are kinda slim. Would be helpful to learn more. From looking at one of the examples, can you elaborate a bit on what doesn't make…
      NathanFlurry on HN

Requests

  • Clearer use cases and examples

    From 1 comment
    • Mobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
      pizzafeelsright on HN
  • Explanation of handling concurrent requests to the same state

    From 1 comment
    • Mobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
      pizzafeelsright on HN

Questions

  • How does it compare to PartyKit

    From 1 comment
    • Hey Nathan, cool project and thanks for sharing. I've tinkered with Actor Core a bit but need to play with it more. How would you compare/sell it to someone who uses or is…
      connorads on HN
  • How concurrent requests to the same state are handled

    From 1 comment
    • Mobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
      pizzafeelsright on HN

Alternatives named

  • PartyKit

    From 1 comment
    • Hey Nathan, cool project and thanks for sharing. I've tinkered with Actor Core a bit but need to play with it more. How would you compare/sell it to someone who uses or is…
      connorads on HN
  • Cloudflare Durable Objects

    From 1 comment
    • Appreciate the kind words! I see ActorCore as picking up on PartyKits vision where they left off after acquisition by Cloudflare. Here's a few of the few things we've added to…
      NathanFlurry on HN

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