# Workflows as Actors: Is it really possible?

DevFeed: [Workflows as Actors: Is it really possible?](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/workflows-as-actors-is-it-really-possible-36118.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://temporal.io/blog/workflows-as-actors-is-it-really-possible>)

Author: Fitz

Published: 2023-06-27T22:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Temporal Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/temporal-blog.md>)

Topics: [Actor](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/actor.md>), [systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/systems.md>), [Object-oriented programming (OOP)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/oop.md>), [Complex Systems](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/complex-systems.md>)

Tags: [actor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/actor.md>), [blog-post](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog-post.md>), [concurrent](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/concurrent.md>), [design-patterns](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/design-patterns.md>), [object-oriented](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/object-oriented.md>), [parallel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/parallel.md>), [temporal-concepts](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/temporal-concepts.md>), [workflows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflows.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces the Actor Model and compares actors with objects, focusing on message passing, state, actor creation, and encapsulation. It then explains how Temporal Workflows can be built to behave like actors.

## Source excerpt

An overview on how to use Temporal Workflows in the form of an Actor Model