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Distributed Threading from alphaWorks

Thu, 08/19/2004 - 08:42 — kebernet

This is almost too pimp for words. alphaWorks has Distributed Parallel Programming Environment for Java that lets you distribute threads in your application across multiple JVMs darn near seamlessly.

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Fri, 08/20/2004 - 06:14 — atrox (not verified)

RE: Distributed Threading from alphaWorks

mega pimp, now if i just had an application that actually needed distributed multi threading, hmmm, oh well.

Fri, 08/20/2004 - 10:09 — rothbard (not verified)

RE: Distributed Threading from alphaWorks

While a DTM is cool, perhaps I'm missing twhat this implementation brings to the table that isn't already available, say via JavaSpaces (which also has the added benefit of being "pull" based, leading to natural load balancing).

Fri, 08/20/2004 - 10:10 — rothbard (not verified)

RE: Distributed Threading from alphaWorks

hehe, I said twhat.

Fri, 08/20/2004 - 10:15 — cooper (not verified)

RE: Distributed Threading from alphaWorks

Well, in terms of codability, I would say the IBM solution is much easier to work with than the JINI stuff as it is less dependent on a service model and more of a large machine system. I have done a bit of work with Jini and JavaSpaces, and I like them, but there is a barrier to entry that takes a good bit to overcome.

Fri, 08/20/2004 - 10:17 — cooper (not verified)

RE: Distributed Threading from alphaWorks

Just and addendum ---

It really has more to do with style. Its like why people much prefer Hibernate or Castor to the current CMP systems -- and why EJB3.0 is such a radical redesign. Technological superiority isn't always the winner where the rubber meets the road of people writing code. Code simplicity is something too.

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