Sam McKenna

We've all heard about the great benefits of distributed computing, especially in the areas of scalability and performance. With Java, implementing a distributed solution has never been easier or more practical. We're given three distributed object options that work quite naturally with Java: namely, Java RMI, CORBA and EJB. The issue that many Java developers face when pondering distributed architectures is whether or not a distributed solution is appropriate for the problem at hand. Often the problem being attacked is one that has been traditionally solved in a nondistributed fashion. One approach for finding distributed solution potential is to look for basic tasks in your software that can be broken out. Once you identify these tasks, all you need is a framework for distributing execution. This article offers an approach for building distributed solutions. The f... (more)