Re: Java databases as alternative to MySQL on OS X Server? (OT)

2005-12-02 Thread Mieke Banderas
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Java databases as alternative to MySQL on OS X Server? (OT)

2005-11-28 Thread Mieke Banderas
Given the sad, sad performance findings at: No More Apple Mysteries, Part Two Date: September 1st, 2005 http://www.anandtech.com/mac/showdoc.aspx?i=2520 are there any javabased DB alternatives, that may perform better than MySQL (or PostgreSQL for that matter)? I prefer free, open sourced DBs or

Re: Java databases as alternative to MySQL on OS X Server? (OT)

2005-11-28 Thread Mieke Banderas
Oded Arbel said: b) Even assuming they are right, you still want to choose MySQL over JVM space databases, because Java and Java databases are very much thread enabled and create and destroy many threads. But do they do it mainly within the OS or within the JVM? Top or PS doesn't show

Re: Java databases as alternative to MySQL on OS X Server? (OT)

2005-11-28 Thread Mieke Banderas
Mieke Banderas said: I'd like to know where/how exactly Java threads are started/killed on Hotspot in OS X. Doesn't java threads mainly intercommunicate within the JVM? Context switches? Is it really a completely dead end that minimizing the OS threading in Mac OS X and keeping threads within