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Swift actors: How do they work, and what kinds of problems do they solve?

Since the very first version of Swift, we’ve been able to define our various types as either classes, structs, or enums. But now, with the launch of Swift 5.5 and its built-in concurrency system, a new type declaration keyword has been added to the mix — actor.

So, in this article, let’s explore the concept of actors, and what kinds of problems that we could solve by defining custom actor types within our code bases.

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