I know this has been all over the world and back, but I still find it interesting. Google has released a new service or a Platform for web developers called App Engine. It allows for web developers to focus in on the applications and features of their code instead of worrying about the server side implications of scaling and even user management.

“Google App Engine gives you access to the same building blocks that Google uses for its own applications, making it easier to build an application that runs reliably, even under heavy load and with large amounts of data. The development environment includes the following features:

• Dynamic webserving, with full support of common web technologies
• Persistent storage (powered by Bigtable and GFS with queries, sorting, and transactions)
• Automatic scaling and load balancing
• Google APIs for authenticating users and sending email
• Fully featured local development environment

Google App Engine packages these building blocks and takes care of the infrastructure stack, leaving you more time to focus on writing code and improving your application.”

One of the “bad” things that the servers only support Python. Though a little inconvient it still gives the oportunity to learn a new language. Looks like I will be learning Python.

Look forward to tutorials and tips on python as I move forward.

Source [Google App Engine Blog]

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