@bankim: thanks for the kudos! i have to admit i'm one of those mutant engineers that actually likes teaching; hopefully my experience using Python really helped with giving you that perspective as opposed to someone…
@kqr2: this is what led me to my opening remark on how different learning styles require different styles of writing ... believe it or not DiP has gotten good reviews... just check Amazon. the problem i alluded to is…
@mapleoin, @rhizome31, @wilduck: yep, that's another list, for "expert Python readers". i would like to add that at some point, but my editorial constraints were 1500 words or so. i'd also like to review all those…
It's easier to switch away and not be locked-in if you develop your app using Python/Django (see my comment above).
in addition to AppScale also look at the TyphoonAE project... these are open versions of the App Engine backend that claim to be fully-compatible to the SDK/client-side. also to fight vendor lock-in, Python developers…
Apparently it's not only for hobbyists... it's the leading favorite amongst enterprise CIOs too, as seen in this Morgan Stanley survey which just came out last week: http://goo.gl/LcbS
Don't forget to use django-nonrel so that you can move apps b/w App Engine and any normal ISP supporting Django apps. You only need to change your database in settings.py! http://allbuttonspressed.com
that is changing... cloud/hosted SQL announced in May 2010: http://code.google.com/appengine/business/#features http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-app...
@bankim: thanks for the kudos! i have to admit i'm one of those mutant engineers that actually likes teaching; hopefully my experience using Python really helped with giving you that perspective as opposed to someone…
@kqr2: this is what led me to my opening remark on how different learning styles require different styles of writing ... believe it or not DiP has gotten good reviews... just check Amazon. the problem i alluded to is…
@mapleoin, @rhizome31, @wilduck: yep, that's another list, for "expert Python readers". i would like to add that at some point, but my editorial constraints were 1500 words or so. i'd also like to review all those…
It's easier to switch away and not be locked-in if you develop your app using Python/Django (see my comment above).
in addition to AppScale also look at the TyphoonAE project... these are open versions of the App Engine backend that claim to be fully-compatible to the SDK/client-side. also to fight vendor lock-in, Python developers…
Apparently it's not only for hobbyists... it's the leading favorite amongst enterprise CIOs too, as seen in this Morgan Stanley survey which just came out last week: http://goo.gl/LcbS
Don't forget to use django-nonrel so that you can move apps b/w App Engine and any normal ISP supporting Django apps. You only need to change your database in settings.py! http://allbuttonspressed.com
that is changing... cloud/hosted SQL announced in May 2010: http://code.google.com/appengine/business/#features http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-app...