15:04 <jarindyk2> https://pastebin.com/p7EdiEg6 How do I access actor Foo's variable without a func that returns it?

15:05 <jarindyk2> I wanted to make it String val to see if it'd allow me tp modify from another actor, but maybe there's a syntax for it of what I'm unaware

15:06 <jarindyk2> the variable is public, so not sure what it means if i cannot access it from another actor when it's public but I guess there's a diff syntax for it.. maybe

15:06 <aturley> jarindyk2 welcome.

15:06 <jarindyk2> hey

15:06 <aturley> this IRC channel is no longer actively used, we do our discussions using zulip.

15:07 <jarindyk2> :c

15:07 <aturley> https://ponylang.zulipchat.com/login/

15:07 <jarindyk2> is there a zulip and irc bridge?

15:07 <aturley> not that i'm aware of.

15:08 <aturley> zulip is based around threads.

15:08 <aturley> it wouldn't really translate into IRC very well.

15:08 <jarindyk2> yeah thats true

15:09 <jarindyk2> ive been looking for an answer for a while now but i really just started writing pony, need to read more

15:11 <aturley> i can quickly say that you can't access one actor's attributes from another actor because actors only have tag refs to other actors. the ref is opaque, so even if the attribute (y in this case) is public it can't be accessed from another actor.

15:12 <aturley> i'm happy to talk more, but it will have to be on zulip.

15:12 <aturley> cheers!

15:15 <jarindyk2> yea have to be class apparently hmm

15:15 <jarindyk2> but if I add "val" next to String, I can still modify, hmm

15:16 <jarindyk2> works if I use let instead of var

15:16 <jarindyk2> but then I'm not sure of the context val applies to

22:42 <doublec> jarindyk2: In general think of using an actor as a means to serialise access to data or some process

22:42 <doublec> jarindyk2: so you can't access data directly, only through behaviours

22:43 <doublec> jarindyk2: can you clarify what you mean by adding val next to String?