RE: Replacing IIS with iSeries 400

["Schenck, Don" <Don.Schenck@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Joel --

I just visited your web site.

WOW! It *IS* fast!

Thanks,

-- Don Schenck

-----Original Message-----
From: Joel R. Cochran [mailto:jrc@masi-brac.com]
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 1:58 PM
To: 'midrange-l@midrange.com'
Subject: RE: Replacing IIS with iSeries 400


Go raw CGI!  (My favorite...) our website below is 100% pure RPG CGI, lean,
mean, and lickety-split!

Joel R. Cochran
Director of Internet Services
VamaNet.com
800-480-8810 (va toll free)
540-885-8050 (phone)
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrew Borts [mailto:andrewb@setacorporation.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2001 1:05 PM
>To: midrange-l@midrange.com
>Subject: Re: Replacing IIS with iSeries 400
>
>
>2 words "It depends".  In your example, how are you getting
>the records in
>the RPG program using Setll and read, or using an SQL lookup
>as the Net.Data
>macro is doing?  Are you using the API's with the 'z'?
>www.palmbeachjewelry.com starts with 2 CGI programs that build
>the frames,
>then one program builds the dynamic content on the top, side
>and the content
>area.  I had load tested this portion of our site to between
>200 and 500
>visitors a second using an internet based load testing
>service.  No problems
>there.  Net.Data is doing everything using SQL for inserts & updates,
>something that SQL doesn't like performing.  RPG however does
>that sort of
>work just fine.
>
>IBM's matrix (and I agree with them from observations) is Raw CGI wins,
>second place is Java, third place is Net.Data in terms of
>performance on the
>iSeries.
>
>>> Net.Data is a VERY robust web programming language,
>>> it's just not the fastest kid on the block.  Raw CGI programs
>>> (see www.easy400.ibm.it) are really slick...
>
>>I agree that Net.Data is not the fastest kid on the block.
>But I think it
>>performs better than Easy400 CGI.  I built three (3) versions
>of a small
>>application.  One with Net.Data.  Another with Easy400 CGI.
>And another
>>with my product, Relational-Web.  Each version receives the
>same input, and
>>generates the same output.  The Net.Data version outperforms
>the Easy400
>CGI
>>version by more than double.
>>
>>If you'd like to review the source code for each version, see:
>>
>>http://www.relational-data.com/products/rweb/cgi/mainfs.htm
>>
>>Good luck,
>>
>>Nathan M. Andelin
>>www.relational-data.com
>
>
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