Actorfoundry

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. ActorFoundry is a Java-based library for Actor programming. It enables writing actor programs in familiar Java syntax. It support safe (by-copy) as well as efficient (zero-copy) messaging, actor mobility, and message ordering using local synchronization constraints. The run-time provides location-independence and fairness in scheduling. It is being actively developed and maintained by the Open Systems Laboratory at the University of Illinois. ActorFoundry was originally designed and implemented by Mark Astley along with Thomas Clausen and James Waldby around 1998-2000. Mark Astley was a member of Open Systems Laboratory at that time. Actor Foundry (the original name had a space) can be accessed at its old page. provides a comparison of Actor Foundry with SALSA.