Well, here's my .02...
CF is scalable, both from the software side and the hardware side. PROPERLY
WRITTEN applications in CF should handle requests quite well from one
machine (eg. software) and from a cluster of machines (eg. hardware).
I would consider JSP/J2EE most scalable from a software perspective, as you
can call servlets and other J2EE functionality that reside on faraway
machines. CF is quite close though, and for some applications, I think Java
is overkill.
Heck, even ASP is scalable, what with COM/DCOM. I'm not sure about the
hardware side though.
Also, make sure your database is scaled as well. DB performance can make or
break a site.
Now, having said all this, the single most important factor to consider for
scalability is properly written code!!!! All the servers in the world can't
help you if you write bad code.
As for the geeks, let them believe what they want. Let them recode their
site in JSP. Let them realize when their site fails yet again, it's not the
platform that determines scalability, it's the talent of the programmers.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Peddle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: July 19, 2001 5:50 PM
To: CF-Talk
Subject: Scalable?
Could anyone point me to a document which would define what one would
consider scalable. e.g. ASP, CF, JSP being scalable.
I spent years hearing CF isnt Scalable, I work with ASP some now and now
that JSP is catching on I hear ASP isnt scalable and I spend so much time on
this silly discussion. Im tired of what I call, "Geek Snobs" who jump on
anything that is appears to be more complex to use. Anything anti-microsoft
etc. All I hear now, "We are on JSP and Oracle, ASP/CF and SQL Server isnt
"real" coding" and they arent scalable like JSP and Oracle are.
To me the scalablilty of a web application is dependant on the skills of the
coder and how well he designs it.
sorry to go on like that, so if anyone has a doc Id love to see it
Thanks
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