alt.cflock.die.die.die :: clusters and state management with cold fusion


General Review

Pros:
  • No CFLOCK, ever, ever again
  • No CFAPPLICATION necessary
  • 100% scaleable across servers with no server-specific code required
  • No server-specific cookies or sticky sessions; user cannot be stranded
  • More granular access to statistical data
  • System is agnostic to hardware, software, application, etc.
  • Can hold any data - simple or complex using WDDX
  • 2 DB hits are fairly minor
  Cons:
  • 2 DB hits + 2 WDDX actions per page MINIMUM
  • Potential slowdowns with very large WDDX packets
  • Maybe you really like CFLOCK?
Improvements:
  • Stored procedures speed up DB access
  • Java in DB - WDDX de/serialization in the DB?
  • Make sure rest of site/Application is heavily optimized & cached

>>> Big Brother