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Jayenkai
Created : 08 April 2008
 

Google App Engine

Making web apps really really easy!

https://blogoscoped.com/archive/2008-04-08-n68.html
Unbelievably easy web application engine from Google.
And I MEAN easy!!

Watch the vid to see what I mean.

 

Comments
Tuesday, 08 April 2008, 20:42
HoboBen
 		Neat!

That didn't take much code at all, and it seemed that the database part of it was very easy too (and I think people have heard me complain about databases enough to realise the compliment there!)

I also liked how the code was separated from the html quite well. I can see it being a nice platform to work with and Google are really quite generous with the CPU time and bandwidth too

Apparently my hosting package has python support - I'm defo going to take another look at that.
Wednesday, 09 April 2008, 17:48
Scherererer
 		It seems to me that I could do a lot of that in ASP.NET using the same amount of code or less, and additionally in a language i'm already more comfortable with. For little widgets and things, this seems kinda cool, but I'd rather host my web applications on my servers using my databases that I have control over, especially when it comes to corporate-level work.

* just realizes that sounded really vain... but you get the point.. i hope*
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 03:39
HoboBen
 		I would normally agree on the "my server" part, but if I was to trust anything to another organisation's servers, I can't think of anyone better than Google. Plus, you know, I don't think I have the CPU time for five million page views a month, either!

I think I'm most excited because I've started experimenting with Bebo apps (I don't visit Bebo for any other reason, honest!). Google App Engine sounds perfect for that. There's apparently a FaceBook app where you can purchase virtual items (like a 100x100 pixel image of a balloon) for a dollar and give it to someone. Stupid, but someone is making a killing from that!
Thursday, 10 April 2008, 03:39
Jayenkai
 		And right you are.. But if you have something that's sending out loads of data, and wouldn't keep it in a database for too long..
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Like, say... a mudchat..

The obvious issue I'd have is managing to check that folk in there are the same folk in here.. Hence why it's always been central to the site, previously.