It'd better to store values in Memcache than in local memory because you are not guaranteed which application instance a request will go to. Memcache can be accessed by any instance, not just the originating one. You're not guaranteed session affinity.
On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Andrei <[email protected]> wrote: > Why would it be better than to keep values in servlet static > variables? > > On Jan 22, 9:36 am, Tchijov Andrei <[email protected]> wrote: > > It depends on you app workload. I could be wrong, but if your app gets > "swapped out", then memcache is gone. > > > > In general, it is bad idea to have ANY assumptions about how long values > will stay in cache. > > > > On Jan 22, 2010, at 09:33 , Andrei wrote: > > > > > How reasonably long can i expect value to survive in memcache > > > If i set it to expire in a week, what are the probability it will be > > > there, 99%, 50%, something else? > > > Thnaks > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Google App Engine" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > . > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-appengine%[email protected]> > . > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google App Engine" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<google-appengine%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- Ikai Lan Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en.
