> has a new boss as Directory of IT, to better set strategic direction
> and "bridge the gap between IT and the user community". One of the new
> strategic directions is towards Java/J2EE/JSP. We've been having some
> serious memory leaks with JRun/CFMX J2EE/Linux that have been locking
> up our servers about once a month. (It was once every two weeks, so IT
> decided to throw RAM, about 4.5GB per server, at the problem.) The new
> guy comes from a major web hosting shop and has some poor opinions of
> CF (I don't know what versions he has experience with). Rather than
> isolate the issue to CFMX or the underlying J2EE server, he's decided
> to switch major directions. While I am predicting that soon I will be
> moved from Marketing (back) into IT due to my role, I don't have the
> political will/pull to question his move, all I can really do is brush
> off my Java skills and roll with the punches.
>
Increasing the amount of RAM never fixes memory leaks. Further, unless
you are using a 64bit CPU and OS, then you can't make use of more than
4GB of RAM anyway. In fact, most 32bit operating systems won't allow
you to even use all 4GB.
> The question (I'm sure you were wondering) is how usable is Fusebox in
> JSP? I'd rather not go back to Struts, although I may not have a
> choice. FB just makes more sense to me than Struts. I know there are
> other frameworks (Velocity, Tapestry) - can someone make a comparison
> between them and the way FB works? Is there anyone working one Mach-II
> for Java?
>
Apparently there is a Mach-II in development for Java, but no idea when
it will be done.
> It's possible I'm leaping to conclusions. I'd be happy moving data
> access to an EJB middle tier and keeping the user interface in CF but
> I'm betting the new guy won't like that.
>
Don't do that. EJB is a bear that has little benefit for you in this
case. It would take less work to find the memory leak than it would to
implement an EJB middle-tier. I would recommend trying a different J2EE
application server. Sun One and JBoss are both freely available.
-Matt
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