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# Akka
Akka
====
We believe that writing correct concurrent & distributed, resilient and elastic applications is too hard. Most of the time it's because we are using the wrong tools and the wrong level of abstraction.
We believe that writing correct concurrent & distributed, resilient and elastic applications is too hard.
Most of the time it's because we are using the wrong tools and the wrong level of abstraction.
Akka is here to change that.
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Actors also provide the abstraction for transparent distribution and the basis for truly scalable and fault-tolerant applications.
Learn more at [akka.io](http://akka.io/).
Reference Documentation
-----------------------
The reference documentation is available at [doc.akka.io](http://doc.akka.io),
for [Scala](http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/current/scala.html) and [Java](http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/current/scala.html).
Community
---------
You can join these groups and chats to discuss and ask Akka related questions:
- Mailing list: [![google groups: akka-user](https://img.shields.io/badge/group%3A-akka--user-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/akka-user)
- Chat room about *using* Akka: [![gitter: akka/akka](https://img.shields.io/badge/gitter%3A-akka%2Fakka-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://gitter.im/akka/akka)
- Issue tracker: [![github: akka/akka](https://img.shields.io/badge/github%3A-issues-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://github.com/akka/akka/issues)
In addition to that, you may enjoy following:
- The [Akka Team Blog](http://blog.akka.io)
- [@akkateam](https://twitter.com/akkateam) on Twitter
- Questions tagged [#akka on StackOverflow](stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/akka)
Contributing
------------
Contributions are *very* welcome!
If you see an issue that you'd like to see fixed, the best way to make it happen is to help out by submitting a PullRequest implementing it.
Refer to the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/akka/akka/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file for more details about the workflow,
and general hints how to prepare your pull request. You can also chat ask for clarifications or guidance in github issues directly,
or in the akka/dev chat if a more real time communication would be of benefit.
A chat room is available for all questions related to *developing and contributing* to Akka:
[![gitter: akka/dev](https://img.shields.io/badge/gitter%3A-akka%2Fdev-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://gitter.im/akka/dev)
License
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Akka is Open Source and available under the Apache 2 License.
Learn more at [akka.io](http://akka.io/). Join the [akka-user](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/akka-user) mailing list. Follow [@akkateam](https://twitter.com/akkateam) on twitter.
If you are looking to contribute back to Akka, the [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) file should provide you with all the information needed to get started.
[![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/Join%20Chat.svg)](https://gitter.im/akka/akka?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)