Learning Akka (Video 14)

The video tutorial introduces Akka persistence, explaining the concept of persistent actors and how they differ from normal actors. It covers the architecture of Akka persistence, focusing on how events are stored and used for state recovery. The tutorial also discusses various components like the journal, snapshot store, and persistent view, highlighting deprecated features and recommended storage solutions for production environments.

What is the main difference between a normal actor and a persistent actor?

Explain the concept of event sourcing in the context of Akka persistence.

What role does the journal play in the architecture of Akka persistence?

What are the recommended storage backends for production use in Akka persistence?

Describe the purpose of a snapshot store in Akka persistence.