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It's quick and easy to get started with Akka

Akka provides APIs for Java and Scala. Both support the full range of Akka features to provide a great development experience building concurrent and distributed systems.

Lightbend Tech Hub generates a variety of zipped examples that you can build and run with Maven, Gradle or sbt. Start with the Hello World example project to get acquainted with Akka basics.

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The above example is a great introduction to Akka Actors. You find more guides and samples at developer.lightbend.com.