"Lars J. Nilsson" wrote:
> Ed wrote: > > > I wouldn't think of Java as the first choice for a high-volume web spider. What >are the advantages? > > The advantages would be the same advantages that make Java the most sought after >server side language right now. I've done some experimenting on my own with a Java >spider and was amazed how simple it really was. Some points are: > > - Java's build in network capabilities > - HTML parsing is a part of the core language > - Portability (write once debug... sorry, run everywhere) > - Existing n-tier server architectures (JSP, Servlets, EJB, JDBC, JNDI and so on) > - Easy scalability (possibly through JavaSpaces and Jini) Impressive! The obvious next question is, how scalable is it in terms of high-volume applications? IOW, how many page requests/sec would it support? I'm sure there is an upper limit where C/C++ coding would better fit the need. Or is there? Ed -- This message was sent by the Internet robots and spiders discussion list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]). For list server commands, send "help" in the body of a message to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
