Style #25 ============================== Similar to the letterbox style, but where the 'things' have independent threads of execution. Constraints: - The larger problem is decomposed into 'things' that make sense for the problem domain - Each 'thing' is a capsule of data that exposes one single procedure, namely the ability to receive and dispatch messages that are sent to it - Each 'thing' has its own thread of execution independent of the others - Each 'thing' has a queue where messages to it are placed - Message dispatch can result in sending the message to another 'thing' Possible names: - Free agents - Active letterbox - Actors