Java Caching System is one of the mainstream opensource and free Java caches*, along with OSCache, EHCache and JbossCache. Choosing JCS may be the subject of an article by itself, since this API has a vastly undeserved reputation of being a buggy, slow cache. Exactly this reputation has motivated the development of EHCache, which is [...]
The Servlet 2.3 specifications introduced the notion of servlet filters, powerful tools but unfortunately used in quite unimaginative ways. Let’s take for instance this ONJava article (”Two Servlet Filters Every Web Application Should Have”) written by one of the coauthors to Servlets and JavaServer Pages; the J2EE Web Tier (a well-known servlets and JSP book [...]
Recently, HTTPUnit project reached version 1.6. While this nifty API is mainly targeted at unit testing webapps, I have also succesfully used it for other purposes such as :
HTTPUnit as a benchmarking tool
There is a plethora of web benchmarking tools out there, both freeware and commercial. However, my customer requested some features for testing, that [...]
Until now, I've always had a certain respect for Sybase database.
Based on their history, I thought that the product is a sort of MS SQL
without the glitzy features - think Las Vegas without the lights, the cowboy boots and Eiffel Tower. Which gives: huge crowds of fat tourists in tall, dull buildings. But you always [...]
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