Subject: Re: Struts vs EJB, thoughts? From: Vic Cekvenich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> === EJBs, as I have said before sometimes have negative impact on design, productivity and performance.
SHURTLEFF,ROBERT (HP-FtCollins,ex1) wrote: > Joseph, > > Have you done any testing against HP Application Server? > > It is also free. > > I would be interested in any comments that you may have! > > Robert > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Joseph Barefoot [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tue, April 16, 2002 11:29 AM > To: Struts Users Mailing List > Subject: RE: Struts vs EJB, thoughts? > > > > >>Heck, we'd love it if our employer would buy an App Server but they won't >> > so we're using Struts > >>since it's free. But we've found out that it's very powerful and very >> > easy to work with. > > Struts is cool, eh? If you want to use a free app server, check out > www.jboss.org > It's open-source, fast as hell, infinitely configurable, deployment is > simplicity itself, and you can download an install zip with Tomcat already > fully integrated. You can also configure it use your preferred JSP > engine/web server. JBoss's auto-deployer will take an EAR file, deploy the > EJB jar file(s) within it in its EJB container, and deploy the war file(s) > contained within it to the integrated web server, faster than you can say > "No way!". It support runtime re-deployment of EJBs and uses a > no-compilation .class file generation mechanism to generate the necessary > container-specific EJB stub & skeleton classes (very fast). You can deploy > 'vanilla' EJB jars, or customize them with JBoss-specific deployment > descriptors, your choice. Compare THAT with Weblogic, or, horror of > horrors, WebSphere. > > b.t.w, I have tested direct client integration (not web-based) using EJBs > with Weblogic, WebSphere, JBoss, and IPlanet, and JBoss wins hands down in > all categories, except for clustering, which is where Weblogic shines. > Porting from JBoss to another server is also simplicity itself, since you > can use generic EJB jars for deployment in JBoss, none of this app > server-specific required crap you have to do with the others. > > > cheers, > > Joe Barefoot > > > plug from JBoss's site: > > 'JBoss beat out BEA and IBM to sweep the JavaWorld Editors' Choice 2002 > Award for Best Java Application Server. "JBoss stopped being an application > server long time ago -- it is now officially a phenomenon," says ECA judge > Humphrey Sheil. Discover for yourself why JBoss gets more monthly downloads > than any other app-server.' > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

