What application server to use?

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andreic - 07 Feb 2007 11:35 GMT

Hello,

I want to start learning to develop EJBs and I need to install an
application server to deploy my EJBs in... I have to decide between
Geronimo and JBoss. I would appreciate any suggestions regarding which
is better, which is easier to install and use and so on ... I have no
previous experience with neither of them so I need some opinions from
people who worked with EJB before.

Thanks in advance!

AndreiC

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John T - 08 Feb 2007 02:52 GMT

> Hello,
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> AndreiC

Here's a good article

http://www.indicthreads.com/blogs/jboss_geronimo.html

Not sure if the judgements will apply after Redhat acquired JBoss.
Personally, I have both installed.

To quote a link further on in the discussion

"The answer to your question on why you should pick JBoss over other
freely available software on Apache or SF is pretty straightforward. You
get the world-class production and developer support from JBoss Inc as
well as the community via our forums, blogs and wikis. Plus we are J2EE
1.4 certified. If no cost, quality support and standards compliance
matter to you, you will not think twice."

http://indicthreads.com/interviews/126/jboss_j2ee_server.html

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Arne Vajhøj - 08 Feb 2007 03:32 GMT

> To quote a link further on in the discussion
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> 1.4 certified. If no cost, quality support and standards compliance
> matter to you, you will not think twice."

That is marketing bullshit speak.

Arne

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John - 08 Feb 2007 03:36 GMT

>> To quote a link further on in the discussion
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> Arne

Agreed, but would you expect one of the lead developers for JBoss to say
"Nah... our product sucks... use the Sun App Server or one of the others
that is out there."

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Arne Vajhøj - 09 Feb 2007 03:04 GMT

>>> To quote a link further on in the discussion
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> "Nah... our product sucks... use the Sun App Server or one of the others
> that is out there."

I would expect a developer of product X in such discussions to
just state:
- that they work for X
- that they think X is good (with claiming better than Y)
- describe features they think X is good at

I consider it rather tasteless to promote ones own product
in a technical forum.

Arne

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Arne Vajhøj - 08 Feb 2007 03:32 GMT

> I want to start learning to develop EJBs and I need to install an
> application server to deploy my EJBs in... I have to decide between
> Geronimo and JBoss. I would appreciate any suggestions regarding which
> is better, which is easier to install and use and so on ... I have no
> previous experience with neither of them so I need some opinions from
> people who worked with EJB before.

I would say JBoss.

They are more relevant from a future job perspective.

Arne

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