Writing a Chat With Akka

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Ah, writing chats. So simple yet so complex. Yes, writing chats — as in coding them, not chatting (though that might prove to be problematic too, but that’s a whole different problem). If you’re looking for a step-by-step tutorial on implementing the backend for a basic multichannel chat, read on. 

So let’s dive into the technicalities. To give you some more details, the service will be implemented as a mix of a simple REST API and a Web Socket app. To make this more interesting, I decided to use Akka-related libraries and typed actors in as many numbers as possible. 

Apiip Enhances Its IP to Location API

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​Apiip, a provider of IP location data services and technology, has announced enhancements to the company’s IP to location API. Customers will now be able to process over one million requests per month.