diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AbstractProxy.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AbstractProxy.java
index ea0f0b3..10bfb09 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AbstractProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AbstractProxy.java
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ public abstract class AbstractProxy<T> implements InvocationHandler {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+    public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args) {
         if (method.equals(toStringMethod)) {
             return this._ref.toString();
         }
         return dispatch(method, args);
     }
 
-    abstract Object dispatch(Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable;
+    abstract Object dispatch(Method method, Object[] args);
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ActorTerminated.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ActorTerminated.java
index 99a7729..69d26dc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ActorTerminated.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ActorTerminated.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors;
 
 public class ActorTerminated extends Exception {
-    private Actor _actor;
+    private final Actor _actor;
 
     public ActorTerminated(Actor actor) {
         super("Actor terminated: " + actor, actor.getExitReason());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AsyncProxy.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AsyncProxy.java
index d8cc780..3d62f70 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AsyncProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/AsyncProxy.java
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ public class AsyncProxy<T> extends AbstractProxy<T> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object dispatch(Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+    public Object dispatch(Method method, Object[] args) {
         if (method.getReturnType().equals(void.class)) {
             this._ref.async((v) -> {
                 try {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/BrokenPromise.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/BrokenPromise.java
index 8a841e4..f20a668 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/BrokenPromise.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/BrokenPromise.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors;
 
 public class BrokenPromise extends RuntimeException {
-    private Promise<?> _promise;
+    private final Promise<?> _promise;
 
     public BrokenPromise(Promise<?> promise) {
         super(promise.getReason());
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/PeriodicTimer.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/PeriodicTimer.java
index 0722d16..883d2f6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/PeriodicTimer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/PeriodicTimer.java
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ package org.syndicate_lang.actors;
 import java.util.concurrent.ScheduledFuture;
 
 public class PeriodicTimer {
-    private ScheduledFuture<?> _future;
+    private final ScheduledFuture<?> _future;
 
     protected PeriodicTimer(ScheduledFuture<?> future) {
         this._future = future;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Promise.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Promise.java
index 8a335ed..2510e9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Promise.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Promise.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.*;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
-import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 public class Promise<T> implements Future<T> {
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Remote.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Remote.java
index 0076aa5..7da734a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Remote.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/Remote.java
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.lang.reflect.Proxy;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/SyncProxy.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/SyncProxy.java
index f9b1b8e..23e8bd8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/SyncProxy.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/SyncProxy.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors;
 
-import java.lang.reflect.InvocationHandler;
 import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ public class SyncProxy<T> extends AbstractProxy<T> {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Object dispatch(Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable {
+    public Object dispatch(Method method, Object[] args) {
         return this._ref.sync((v) -> {
             try {
                 return method.invoke(v, args);
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ThrowingSupplier.java b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ThrowingSupplier.java
index 81bf841..efc8323 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ThrowingSupplier.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/ThrowingSupplier.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors;
 
 public interface ThrowingSupplier<T> {
-    public T get() throws Throwable;
+    T get() throws Throwable;
 }
diff --git a/src/test/erlang/.gitignore b/src/test/erlang/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fa4d3fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/erlang/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ring.beam
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java
index c43b337..ceef0e7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/IValueHolder.java
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors.example.example1;
 
 public interface IValueHolder<T> {
-    public T get();
-    public void set(T newValue);
+    T get();
+    void set(T newValue);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java
index a90b349..8cea1de 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example1/ValueHolder.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors.example.example1;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.Future;
-
 public class ValueHolder<T> implements IValueHolder<T> {
     private T value;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/Forwarder.java b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/Forwarder.java
index 38ae6fa..0f4f7ae 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/Forwarder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/Forwarder.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors.example.example2;
 
 import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Remote;
-// import java.util.Random;
 
 public class Forwarder implements IForwarder {
     private final Remote<IForwarder> _main;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/IForwarder.java b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/IForwarder.java
index 7e8f331..a004187 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/IForwarder.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/syndicate_lang/actors/example/example2/IForwarder.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package org.syndicate_lang.actors.example.example2;
 
-import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Actor;
 import org.syndicate_lang.actors.Remote;
 
 public interface IForwarder {