From: Magicloud Magiclouds <magicloud.magiclouds@...>
Date: 2007-07-17T18:34:25+09:00
Subject: Re: What is the fastest way to convert a object?

Robert Klemme wrote:
>> Yes, this is my problem, too.
>> I need an efficient way to transfer data model, but it seems that drb is
>> not just "transfer".
>> Even if I ignore the object size thing, still, calling a drbObject's
>> complex method is an issue.
> 
> First thing you should make sure is that you have a clear
> understanding of your object model and which of those objects are
> remote and which are not. That distinction is important for all
> distributed applications regardless of technology used since usually
> network communication is the most expensive part of distribution at
> runtime.  Although I agree to not prematurely optimize I think for a
> distributed application the design of the remote interfaces is
> important, especially the granularity of method calls and data sent
> around.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> robert
> 
> 
Yes, I think so, the design is important, not optimize. I am using some 
testing to see how drb works, but something is hard to detect. Could you 
tell me your conclusion till now?