Server side javascript would be awesome, I have to admit. The challenges you are running into with having to use python and javascript is just the nature of the game right now in most shops. Don't forget CSS, and making sure both your CSS and javascript work across all browsers. ugh
On Mar 9, 12:12 am, Owen <o...@backspaces.net> wrote: > OK, I *love* GAE getting outa beta and charging. Yup, I *wanna* pay, > so that I can get what I'd like. > > BUT: the downside is that they haven't offered me what I want. Django > templates are fine, as is Python. But on the client side I still have > to wrestle with Javascript .. which is also a fine language. > > So what's my beef? That I gotta use *two* languages. Wimp that I am, > I'm sorta getting tired of this. I've written a fairly complicated > GAE app, with Google Maps (and lately a few JS libraries), and I still > get the two wonderful languages mixed up. > > So if I'm going to start paying, I want some love. Either: > > 1 - A Python environment that emits Javascript for the browser (think > GWT) > .. or > 2 - A server-side Javascript solution, like Aptana & Jaxer . > > After looking at the *huge* advances in Javascript code, I'm tempted > to move from 1 to 2. Lively Kernel is really nice, as is the JS > version of Processing.org's graphics. > > But Google, as much as I love ya, you're still in beta. I like your > approach much more than Amazon's, and I think your getting there, but > you're puzzling a lot of us who see you using GWT for high end apps, > but not giving us GAE folks the full Monty. > > So what's your next move? > > -- Owen --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to google-appengine+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
