Akka Training and Certification in Cork, Ireland

This training provides a deep dive into Akka, a toolkit for building highly concurrent, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems. Participants will learn Akka's actor-based model, reactive streams, and how to design scalable and resilient applications effectively.

Foundations of Akka

Module 1: Introduction to Akka

Overview of reactive systems and the actor model.

Akka toolkit and its core components.

Setting up the development environment (Scala/Java).

Module 2: Actors and Messaging

Understanding actors, messages, and actor lifecycle.

Creating and managing actors.

Actor communication and mailbox configuration.

Module 3: Supervision and Fault Tolerance

Supervision strategies and hierarchies.

Implementing fault-tolerant actors.

Monitoring and debugging actor systems.

Hands-On Exercises

Advanced Actor System Features

Module 4: Routing and Dispatchers

Using routers for message distribution.

Customizing and tuning dispatchers.

Module 5: Akka Streams

Introduction to reactive streams and Akka Streams.

Building and materializing streams.

Handling backpressure and error management.

Module 6: Akka Persistence

Overview of event sourcing and persistence.

Implementing persistent actors and snapshots.

Querying persistent data with Akka Persistence Query.

Hands-On Exercises

Distributed Systems and Clustering

Module 7: Akka Cluster

Building distributed systems with Akka Cluster.

Cluster sharding and singleton patterns.

Managing cluster nodes and failure detection.

Module 8: Remote Actors and Messaging

Configuring remote communication between actor systems.

Securing remote messaging with Akka.

Module 9: Real-World Applications and Best Practices

Designing resilient and scalable systems with Akka.

Best practices for testing and deploying Akka applications.

Case studies and future trends in reactive systems.

Hands-On Exercises