Re: CGIDEV2 performance versus Net.Data

> From: "Jim Franz" <franz400@triad.rr.com>


> Nathan - where does "small amount of data" become "apparently no
> database access" and "assume in-line..."?

Deduction.  I've compared simple Java, Net.Data, and CGI programs on my
server.  It's a small 170-2290.  It doesn't have the speed or cache of the
270-2252 used in the benchmarks.  But it yields comparable results.  Even on
an underpowered machine like mine, simple Java servlets are indeed faster
than Net.Data and CGI... until you add a database / data processing
requirement to the mix.  Then the analysis gets more interesting!

Of course, the only way to tell for sure is to look at the source code for
the benchmarks.  That's why so many of my statements ended with "?"

> A second comparison involving large volume of data would be
> nice, but I think belongs in a separate table.

Agreed.  Except, it would be more than nice.  In my opinion, that kind of
information is critical.


Thanks Jim,

Nathan M. Andelin
www.relational-data.com