POJO-actor v1.0: A Lightweight Actor Model Library for Java

We are pleased to announce that our introductory article about POJO-actor v1.0 has been published on CoderLegion!

Article Overview

The article provides a comprehensive introduction to POJO-actor, covering:

• Core Philosophy: Turn any existing Java object into an actor without modification
• Virtual Thread Architecture: Leverage Java 21's virtual threads for massive concurrency
• Work-Stealing Pools: Efficiently handle CPU-intensive tasks
• Zero Dependencies: Built entirely with standard JDK APIs, GraalVM Native Image ready

Code Examples

The article includes practical examples demonstrating:

1. Basic Counter Actor with tell/ask patterns
2. Using ArrayList as an actor (zero code changes!)
3. Scaling to 10,000 concurrent actors
4. Matrix multiplication with work-stealing pools
5. Custom thread pool configuration

Read the Full Article

Check out the complete article on CoderLegion:

POJO-actor v1.0: A Lightweight Actor Model Library for Java

We hope this helps you get started with actor-based concurrency in Java!