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grkpfl
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Post by grkpfl »

hi.

I'm wondering if the GD-LIB offers a good performance compared to java-applets or flash?
Is it actually better to make a Graph or something like this via a java-applet or flash?
I've heard that java-applets offers a quite bad performance, is that true?

Thanks
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Post by onion2k »

Java is fast enough these days, no problems there. However, GD is a much better alternative for something like a graph as you can generate it once and cache it .. only making a new version when the data changes.

Check out JPGraph .. it's fantastic for making graphs in PHP.
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Post by grkpfl »

at first: thanks for your replie

i've heared about jpgraph, it seems to be nice :)
when it comes to a big amount of data, which way would be the fastest? Java, GD/jpgraph/php or Flash?

thanks again,
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Post by n00b Saibot »

I wud say PHP/Flash combo - dynamically updatable, without refresh and highly portable :)
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