This example is described in the Akka Quickstart with Scala guide
The Hello World example illustrates Akka basics. Within 30 minutes, you should be able to download and run the example and use this guide to understand how the example is constructed. This will get your feet wet, and hopefully inspire you to dive deeper into the wonderful sea of Akka!
It can also be used as a Giter8 template for Akka with Scala.
Prerequisites:
Open a console and run the following command to apply this template:
sbt new akka/akka-quickstart-scala.g8This template will prompt for the name of the project. Press Enter if the default values suit you.
Once inside the project folder, run the application with:
sbt runWritten in 2019 by Lightbend, Inc.
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