Hi I've recently been struggling with performance issues related to tags, especially where there are large number in some of our pages. The biggest improvment we got was by switching application servers. Specifically by upgrading to the latest Tomcat 4.1.11. The difference in response is incredible. So it would seem that the major issue is with the type of code generated by the servlet engine. We spent some time looking at the generated code, the major issue being that every tag reference is created as a new object. There must be better way to do this. Until this point I was wrongly assuming that the tags were run as just method calls on one instance. will JSTL improve on this ?
:-) Tom Lister * 020 7612 3030 * [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: David Zimmerman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 26 September 2002 10:43 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Struts and high performance sites revisited Ok, so we got it nailed down these statements... - The Struts Controller doesn't add more overhead than a high performance site should be able to handle. In the regard flexibility contra performance, using the controller makes your application manageable with negligible overhead. - There was also the everlasting discussion on EJB's be or not to be. I think that there are loads of variables that affects the choices of the design and that there still remains some issues with EJB's. However when only using stateless session beans with DAO's I think that the scalability-flexability-performance goes hand in hand and makes a preferrable design choice. Anyone disagrees? Would be nice to hear your opinions. - But what was not discussed was the overhead of custom tags. This seems to be a question much avoided everywhere. When talking about flexability. Oh yes, use them. They makes your pages much easier to build and manage. They also makes for a great design of the application. BUT (capital letters), what about the performance overhead of the tags? When designing a web site where the absolute focus is to be able to handle as many transactions as possible to a low cost. Doesn't custom tags become very expensive to use in a case like this? There must have been extensive testing made on this. Does anyone have any facts or thoughts on this? ____________________________________________________________ Tired of all the SPAM in your inbox? Switch to LYCOS MAIL PLUS http://www.mail.lycos.com/brandPage.shtml?pageId=plus -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> *************************************************************************** This communication (including any attachments) contains confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient and you have received this communication in error, you should destroy it without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its contents. Please notify the sender immediately of the error. Internet communications are not necessarily secure and may be intercepted or changed after they are sent. Abbey National Treasury Services plc does not accept liability for any loss you may suffer as a result of interception or any liability for such changes. If you wish to confirm the origin or content of this communication, please contact the sender by using an alternative means of communication. This communication does not create or modify any contract and, unless otherwise stated, is not intended to be contractually binding. Abbey National Treasury Services plc. Registered Office: Abbey National House, 2 Triton Square, Regents Place, London NW1 3AN. Registered in England under Company Registration Number: 2338548. Regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). *************************************************************************** -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
