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October 12, 2004
ehcache 1.0 released
ehcache 1.0 has been released. Ehcache is a small, fast and simple in-process Java cache, available under an open source license.
Ehcache is now one year old. In that time it has moved it has been incorporated into many projects and commercial software offerings including Hibernate, Spring, Apache Cocoon, Apache Turbine, Confluence and many others.
It has both memory and disk stores. They are are scalable to hundreds of caches and gigabytes of storage. It is fully documented and has high test coverage.
Ehcache deliberately emphasizes simplicity, safety and scalability over features. As such it is a departure from other efforts which seek to implement JSR107.
Caching is a great way to speed up applications. Ehcache comes with extensive documentation on how to apply it to common problems such as Hibernate, web pages and search engines.
Ehcache can be used in J2SE and J2EE. It works with JDK1.2 through to JDK5.
Posted by gluck at October 12, 2004 09:52 PM