In this chapter, we discussed what the Akka Toolkit is and its features and benefits. We developed a couple of simple examples.
We also discussed how the Akka Toolkit eases the development of Reactive systems. Akka is an open source runtime and middleware framework designed to develop distributed and Reactive System, easily.
Akka is a toolkit, not a framework. By design, it supports distributed and Reactive features. It is not just an implementation of the Actor Model. It supports many other features, in terms of Akka Modules or Akka Extensions.
Let's continue our journey into building a WF Reactive System using the Lightbend Reactive Ecosystem in the coming chapters.
