Explore the state of Akka in 2017 through this comprehensive conference talk from Scala Days Copenhagen. Delve into the major changes and new modules introduced in Akka 2.5, including Akka Streams, Akka HTTP, and the Artery remoting reimplementation. Learn about the backwards compatibility maintained across versions and discover exciting projects like Alpakka. Gain insights into stable features such as Persistence Query, high-availability CRDT support in Distributed Data, and ongoing work on Artery remoting. Get a sneak peek at future developments, including Akka Typed, and understand how these advancements are shaping the Akka ecosystem. From actors and clusters to HTTP and persistence, this talk covers a wide range of topics essential for Scala developers working with Akka.