Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: ibm_db node module and IBM Data Server Driver

[Raul Jager <raul@xxxxxxxxxx>]

a = b + c in COBOL or RPG will compile to machine code

a = b + c in JavaScript will require to evaluate the content of b and c
to decide between addition or concatenation. It is more work, ¿will it
take much longer, or just a little bit?


On 04/10/2018 12:17 PM, Kelly Cookson wrote:
> I’m not suggesting that anyone is lying. I don’t have any evidence whatsoever that CGI on the IBM i is worse than node on the IBM i. I have anecdotal evidence that CGI on the IBM i runs fast. Several people have said that. I believe them.
>
> Perhaps I have misinterpreted, but I heard some people in this discussion suggest that COBOL (via CGI?) will be as fast or faster because COBOL is native/compiled—which led me to ask if node on the IBM i uses the V8 engine to compile to machine language. I bet node on the IBM i *does* use the V8 engine to compile JavaScript to machine language. But this is one reason why I’m a little hesitant to rely solely on anecdotal observations. It seems CGI is being claimed as equally fast as node when knowledge/experience with node is much less than knowledge/experience with CGI.
>
> The following are not rhetorical questions. I would genuinely appreciate hearing from you (on list or off list).
>
> ·        Is anyone using CGI on IBM i for very high volumes of concurrent requests similar to, say, Walmart, eBay, PayPal, Amazon Brand Stores, or Netflix?
>
> ·        Has anyone used both CGI and node on the IBM i and can speak anecdotally to comparisons between the two?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kelly Cookson
> IT Project Leader
> Dot Foods, Inc.
> 217-773-4486 ext. 12676
> www.dotfoods.com<http://www.dotfoods.com>


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