On Thu, 6 May 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> we are having a discussion here at work about the deployment of a web based
> database,
>
> i think jdbc is the choice othere think perl or c++ is the way to go, any
> thoughts/links etc?
>
> thanks
>
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Well,
this has a lot to do with want you want to accomplish. Once you
get to know perl, it is faster to develop many things (such as databases)
than any other languages.
The advantage java has over other alternatives is the fact that it
takes cpu cycles from the users, not your machine. The user also doesn't
have to wait for the new page to be downloaded. Everything will be
displayed in real time.
If you think a user will have to do many requests before he leaves
your site, use java. It is longer to load, but, it does the job on the
spot after that. On the other hand, it is realy long to load compared to
html.
So, if you think the user will do simple requests then leave, a
good old cgi is the way to go. The problem, is that if you think too many
users could log in at the same time, the cpu cycles used are yours, not
theirs, to then again, java/javascript still has some advantages.
In my experience, java is at it's best off web pages. I've seen
very few sites that use java that SOULD use it. If there is an alternative
that does the jobs usually, the other alternative is best (from the user's
point of view).
Then agin, this is just my opinion
Papi
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