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Isn't that the basis/point of the actor model? Actors can message each other and processing the message can trigger state mutation of the recipient, but they ca

Isn't that the basis/point of the actor model? Actors can message each other and processing the message can trigger state mutation of the recipient, but they can't directly mutate each other.

lpil 6y ago
All data is immutable on the BEAM with a few exceptions, so no mutation within actors.
- dnautics 6y ago
  No, that's not true. Actors in elixir/erlang mutate their state through tail call recursion through the loop function.
  - lpil 6y ago
    I said data is immutable on the BEAM, actors can update their state.