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Are there practical limits to the number of Ractors?

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Audience asks about practical limits on concurrent Ractor count. Louis: on his 10-core machine running 10 Ractors performed worse than fewer; he settled on 7. Suspects it is system-dependent; unsure what happens beyond core count but expects little benefit.

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Yes, practical limits are system-dependent; Louis's 10-core machine performed best with 7 Ractors, not 10.
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Ractor concept
Question about Ractor scaling limits.
question Are there practical limits to the number of Ractors?
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Audience Q&A after the talk.

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