Latest Benchmark Source Code Released: .Net StockTrader
I am happy to report that the .Net StockTrader Benchmark Application (and subsequent source code) are now released.
Visit: http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/netframework/bb499684.aspx
Also, this is one of the first times that a benchmark application has an associated forum to discuss installation issues, coding strategies, and overall perceptions of the code / application. This is Rev 0 (so to speak) and overall - should be a very stable application for most users that install it and play around with it.
What should excite you about this benchmark is that it can be adapted to future WCF, SOA, or other disconnected system designs you may want to adopt or currently involved with on a development project. As typical, with Microsoft Benchmarks that are related to G. Leake - all of the source code is provided and you are invited to test the code yourself as well as examine the inner workings....
A quick summary (quoted from Microsoft's MSDN site):
Technologies Demonstrated by .NET StockTrader
- Service-oriented, n-tier design with ASP.NET and WCF
- Clean separation of UI, business services and DB access
- Design and tuning for performance
- Horizontally scalable via dynamic clustering
- Centralized configuration management of clustered service nodes
- .NET 3.0 with Windows Communication Foundation
- Interoperability with J2EE/WebSphere Trade 6.1
- Incorporates alternative designs for performance comparisons
- Loosely-coupled, message-oriented design with WCF and MSMQ
- Achieving assured message delivery with transactions
- Self-hosting WCF Services
- Custom WCF Behaviors
- Service host failure detection and automatic restarts
- .NET Enterprise Application Server Technologies
- ASP.NET 2.0
- ADO.NET 2.0
- .NET Transactions
- MSMQ 3.5 (Windows XP/Windows Server 2003)
- MSMQ 4.0 (Windows Vista/"Longhorn Server CTP")
- Transaction batching with WCF and MSMQ
As you can see, un-like PetShop, Nile, and ITS - this benchmark application showcases a incredible array of technology wrapped up in one download. I'll be participating on the forums to help assist with issues and answer questions as I was limitedly involved during the development of this benchmark application. Please do check out the application and series of reports that accompany this release of the .Net Stock Trader application...