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Re: What Application Server are you using?

From	Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject	Re: What Application Server are you using?
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Date	2014-03-16 13:42 -0300

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On 03/13/2014 01:24 PM, Robert Hutchings wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> When we talk about "application servers" or "containers", what exactly does this mean?  These are, in themselves, applications, correct?  They are an application that enables other applications.  So, for example, Tomcat runs as an application or UNIX process(es) and a Java servlet executes in the context of the Tomcat instance...is that correct?
>
> I'm coming from a "mid-range background," Tandem NonStop and Windows .NET via VB or C#.
>
Good answers from others. I'll emphasize one other thing: the "server" 
bit. In a nutshell, a server serves - it responds to requests to do 
something on another program's behalf. In the case of an application 
server (container), the server serves the applications, providing common 
services.

AHS
-- 
When a true genius appears, you can know him by this sign:
that all the dunces are in a confederacy against him.
-- Jonathan Swift

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What Application Server are you using? Robert Hutchings <rm.hutchings@gmail.com> - 2014-03-10 10:26 -0700
  Re: What Application Server are you using? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2014-03-10 18:35 +0100
    Re: What Application Server are you using? Robert Hutchings <rm.hutchings@gmail.com> - 2014-03-10 10:53 -0700
  Re: What Application Server are you using? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-03-10 18:16 -0400
    Re: What Application Server are you using? "Qu0ll" <Qu0llSixFour@gmail.com> - 2014-03-11 21:24 +1100
      Re: What Application Server are you using? Joerg Meier <joergmmeier@arcor.de> - 2014-03-11 12:12 +0100
  Re: What Application Server are you using? lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-11 14:00 +0000
    Re: What Application Server are you using? Robert Hutchings <rm.hutchings@gmail.com> - 2014-03-11 08:54 -0700
      Re: What Application Server are you using? lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-03-11 17:00 +0000
      Re: What Application Server are you using? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2014-03-11 23:31 +0100
        Re: What Application Server are you using? Robert Hutchings <rm.hutchings@gmail.com> - 2014-03-13 09:24 -0700
          Re: What Application Server are you using? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2014-03-13 12:45 -0400
            Re: What Application Server are you using? Robert Hutchings <rm.hutchings@gmail.com> - 2014-03-13 10:48 -0700
          Re: What Application Server are you using? markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2014-03-13 10:24 -0700
            Re: What Application Server are you using? Robert Hutchings <rm.hutchings@gmail.com> - 2014-03-13 10:47 -0700
          Re: What Application Server are you using? Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom2@eastlink.ca> - 2014-03-16 13:42 -0300

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