Re: [WDSCI-L] Performance - perception is King

["Booth Martin" <Booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Vern, 

does the number of entries have anything to do with performance?  My
experience to date is that performance is horrid even when only a few items
are available for listing.
 
I've just put it off to the MS vs. IBM & everyone  spats.  Remember "Windows
isn't done til Lotus won't run" mantra?  I'm sure that is still true today
and likely is expanded to include NOISE.  In my mind this is a cost of IBM
deciding to let the iSeries rely solely upon Windows as the user interface.

 
 
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Booth Martin   http://www.MartinVT.com
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-------Original Message-------
 
From: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Date: Monday, June 02, 2003 12:08:23 AM
To: Websphere Development Studio Client for iSeries
Subject: [WDSCI-L] Performance - perception is King
 
Much has been said recently about how long it takes to get a list of 
members, files, objects, whatever. Is it possible that you (Toronto) are 
populating the entire list before returning control to the user? Is it 
possible to return the first visible entity ASAP (first screenful, e.g.)? 
This is the practice so many of us in subfile land are used to. A PAGEDOWN 
triggers retrieval of the next set of records.
 
Or what about separate threads or some kind of background processing in 
Windows to get the remainder?
 
I recognize that network connections add complexity.
 
Are you doing this already? It does not look like it. But I have to believe 
it has been discussed.
 
I have a feeling many of us would be happy to have something that gives us 
the first screen quickly, then responds relatively quickly to roll requests.
 
Just thinking.
 
Vern