Using XML in Performance Sensitive Apps?

A Parser's Baggage queries: "For the last couple of years I've been working with XML based protocols and one thing that keeps coming up is the amount of CPU power needed to handle 10, 20, 30 or 40 concurrent requests. I've ran benchmarks on both Java and C#, and my results show that on a 2ghz CPU, the upper boundary for concurrent clients is around 20, regardless of the platform. How have other developers dealt with these issues and what kinds of argument do you use to make the performance concerns know to the execs. I'm in favor of using XML for it's flexibility, but for performance sensitive applications, the weight is simply too big. This is especially true when some executive expects and demands that it handle 1000 requests/second on a 1 or 2 cpu server. Things like stream/pull parsers help for SOAP, but when you're reading and using the entire message, pull parsing doesn't buy you any advantages."

Comments

Sure

[jsse]

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Hint: The shorter the header, the faster.

P.S. This is a joke, for humor-impaired

Re:In the MS Smartphone

[BlackHawk-666]

Wouldn't it be better for MS to fix the memory leaks? I have a copy of BoundChecker they can borrow if they're a little strapped for cash ;->