What are some advanced features or optimization techniques within Akka Streams that you’ve utilized in previous projects to overcome technical challenges?
In previous projects, I’ve utilized several advanced features and optimization techniques within Akka Streams to overcome technical challenges :
1. Backpressure : Leveraged backpressure mechanism to prevent overwhelming slower components in the stream, ensuring smooth data flow.
2. GraphDSL : Employed GraphDSL for complex stream processing topologies, enabling custom shapes and fan-in/fan-out operations.
3. Async boundaries : Introduced async boundaries to parallelize stages, improving overall throughput without compromising ordering guarantees.
4. Buffering : Implemented buffering strategies to optimize performance by controlling buffer sizes and overflow strategies.
5. Supervision : Utilized supervision strategies to handle failures gracefully, allowing streams to continue processing despite errors.
6. Custom operators : Developed custom operators tailored to specific use cases, enhancing flexibility and efficiency.
