Hi guys,
I really think that TOMCAT SUCKS so bad. I'm not against the open source
community but this is why I think that TOMCAT sucks:
1. The documentation for Tomcat is so bad and it covers only the basic
server installation. HELLOOOO - usually for production purposes people have
load balancers, virtual hosts, etc.
2. Virtual hosting for Tomcat is almost impossible - especially if you have a
load balancer in front of the web server.
3. The integration with apache (using mod_jk) sucks. It slows down the
productivity of the web server with at least 1000%
4. And guess what is the hell you have to go through if your virtual hosts
have different servlets mappings. You waste time and you know - time is money.
5. And what if you have a problem that is not in the documentation (99% of
the problem with Tomcat are not even mentioned in the documentation)? I guess
the only way is to post in the mailing list. And guess what happens if nobody
has experienced this problem before? You have to start wasting your time
again.
I really think that TOMCAT is OK for testing purposes. Trust me - for complex
configurations it sucks.
If you want to use a good production application server - take a look at
WebLogic, Resin, Allaire JRun, etc.
Nick
