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Introduction to Microsoft Orleans

Microsoft Orleans, the Virtual Actor Framework developed by Microsoft Research is ideal for building distributed high scale systems with C#.

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Microsoft Orleans, the Virtual Actor Framework developed by Microsoft Research is ideal for building distributed high scale systems with C#. This course starts with an explanation of the Actor Model, and then covers each of the core concepts in Orleans by building upon a practical “internet of things” scenario.

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