The actor model: Why is Erlang/OTP special? Could you use another language?

Question

I\'ve been looking into learning Erlang/OTP, and as a result, have been reading (okay, skimming) about the actor model.

From what I understand, the actor model is simply

Answer 1

There are actual actor libraries for C++:

• http://actor-framework.org/

• http://www.theron-library.com/

And a list of some libraries for other languages.