diff --git a/docs/whatis.md b/docs/whatis.md index cc2df9c..8c3956d 100644 --- a/docs/whatis.md +++ b/docs/whatis.md @@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import vars from "@site/vars"; # Actix Web is part of an Ecosystem of Crates -Long ago, Actix Web was built on top of the `actix` actor framework. Now, Actix Web is largely unrelated to the actor framework and is built using a different system. Though `actix` is still maintained, its usefulness as a general tool is diminishing as the futures and async/await ecosystem matures. At this time, the use of `actix` is only required for WebSocket endpoints. +Long ago, Actix Web was built on top of the `actix` actor framework. Now, Actix Web is largely unrelated to the actor framework and is built using a different system. Though `actix` is still maintained, its usefulness as a general tool is diminishing as the features and async/await ecosystem matures. At this time, the use of `actix` is only required for WebSocket endpoints. -We call Actix Web a powerful and pragmatic framework. For all intents and purposes it's a micro-framework with a few twists. If you are already a Rust programmer you will probably find yourself at home quickly, but even if you are coming from another programming language you should find Actix Web easy to pick up. +We call Actix Web a powerful and pragmatic framework. For all intents and purposes, it's a micro-framework with a few twists. If you are already a Rust programmer, you will probably find yourself at home quickly. But even if you are coming from another programming language, you should find Actix Web easy to pick up.