ActorCore
Infrastructure
stateful serverless framework
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How HN took it
3 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 6 comments about the project. Thread score +0.25.
Idea: 2 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Welcomed as a useful, awesome take on stateful serverless
From 2 comments
ActorCore is awesome. Stateful Serverless is the future!
semicognitive on HNI've wanted something like this for a long time, going to take it for a spin. Looks like there is a lot of help wanted on certain underlying implementations so that would be fun…
whalesalad on HN
Erlang-like model seen as appealing
From 1 comment
I've wanted something like this for a long time, going to take it for a spin. Looks like there is a lot of help wanted on certain underlying implementations so that would be fun…
whalesalad on HN
Objections
Docs are thin and the concept is hard to grasp
From 2 comments
https://rivet.gg/docs/general That link appears broken. I don't quite get the concept yet. The details are kinda slim.
pizzafeelsright on HNMobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
pizzafeelsright on HN
Docs link broken on mobile nav
From 1 comment
> I don't quite get the concept yet. The details are kinda slim. Would be helpful to learn more. From looking at one of the examples, can you elaborate a bit on what doesn't make…
NathanFlurry on HN
Requests
Clearer use cases and examples
From 1 comment
Mobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
pizzafeelsright on HN
Explanation of handling concurrent requests to the same state
From 1 comment
Mobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
pizzafeelsright on HN
Questions
How does it compare to PartyKit
From 1 comment
Hey Nathan, cool project and thanks for sharing. I've tinkered with Actor Core a bit but need to play with it more. How would you compare/sell it to someone who uses or is…
connorads on HN
How concurrent requests to the same state are handled
From 1 comment
Mobile, yes. Perhaps a use case? To say it's like another service requires me to know the alternative and now your completion is known as well. I'm also curious how the service…
pizzafeelsright on HN
Alternatives named
PartyKit
From 1 comment
Hey Nathan, cool project and thanks for sharing. I've tinkered with Actor Core a bit but need to play with it more. How would you compare/sell it to someone who uses or is…
connorads on HN
Cloudflare Durable Objects
From 1 comment
Appreciate the kind words! I see ActorCore as picking up on PartyKits vision where they left off after acquisition by Cloudflare. Here's a few of the few things we've added to…
NathanFlurry on HN