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Akka anti-patterns: Java serialization

manuel.bernhardt.io

Akka makes use of serialization when messages leave the JVM boundaries. This can happen in mainly two scenarios: sending messages over the network when using Akka Cluster (do not use Akka Remote directly) or using Akka Persistence. Now here’s the catch: the default serialization technology configured in Akka is nothing but the infamous Java serialization, which Mark Reinhold called a “horrible mistake” and which Oracle plans to dump in the near future anyway.

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