I never understood this whole "actor" thing until I had to write an extension for Mopidy. Then it really clicked with me. It's very boilerplate-y (Mopidy uses

I never understood this whole "actor" thing until I had to write an extension for Mopidy. Then it really clicked with me. It's very boilerplate-y (Mopidy uses Pykka) though and takes some time getting used to coming from other frameworks.