I used Orion last year with great success. I was trying to evaluate J2EE platforms to re-write (the third time) a web application that manipulated a telecom routing system. I _enjoyed_ reading the documentation (I was new to J2EE then). I found solutions to every problem I had (admittedly all newbie problems) on the email list. Switched from HSQL to Oracle with the help of just one doc, no problem. But the best part was when the oracle guy wanted to see it work on Solaris, not NT. I jar'ed it up from my NT box, unjar'ed it on the Solaris box, and started it right up! My example worked first try!
I also wrote some exercises and solutions for a professor to use in a graduate java class. I would write a working example using jsp (for a starting point for the class), then add an EJB(for the solution) with some steps for how to solve the problem. Then I jar'ed up both and sent them to the professor. He could hand out the server with the example problem, then not have to worry about setting up the server, database, connections, etc. I seem to remember the whole server download was less than 10 meg. Finally, I really like the pricing model. Last time I looked Development instances were all you want for free. Test instances were all you want for free. Production instances were $1500 per box, unlimited CPUs Your mileage may vary. Joe -----Original Message----- From: Scot Mcphee [mailto:scot.mcphee@;tigerex.net] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 5:27 PM To: JDJList Subject: [jdjlist] Re: JBOSS vs the rest Well you know, I don't know much about it. Can you relate your experiences? I'm interested because I have to look at an alternative to JBoss ... I just went back to what I already familiar with. regs scot. > All this talk of JBoss and no mention of Orion..... ____________________________________________________ To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm Be respectful! Clean up your posts before replying ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ To change your JDJList options, please visit: http://www.sys-con.com/java/list.cfm Be respectful! Clean up your posts before replying ____________________________________________________
