Explore the actor model and its application in building reactive, scalable, and distributed systems in this 43-minute conference talk. Gain an introduction to Akka.NET, ASP.NET Core, and React with Redux while learning how to create a backend that demonstrates scaling out, location transparency, and self-healing capabilities. Witness the deployment of actors running under Mono on Raspberry Pis as part of a clustered actor system. Discover how to build a simple front-end using React and Redux, implement custom middleware for real-time communication, and connect it to the server-side actor model for near real-time updates. Cover topics such as Akka.NET principles, active systems, props, addressing, message sending, lifecycle hooks, switchable behaviors, remoting, and Akka tools throughout this comprehensive presentation.