Hi Alex, Thanks for your feedback. Responses inline.
On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 11:46 PM, Alex Popescu < the.mindstorm.mailingl...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I am appreciating the work and innovation behind the App Engine > platform, I believe that billing for CPU time is wrong: > > - the terms are not well defined [1] I believe the terms are well defined, in our documentation. api-ms is, as expected, the number of milliseconds spent processing API calls, and is purely informative (eg, it's not used separately for billing). If there's something specific you think we could clarify, please let us know. > - it is not clear how they are measured What about how CPU is measured would you like clarified? > > - there have been repeated problems on the platform and these are > impacting the CPU analytics You're right - App Engine has experienced issues, and it's something we're actively working on reducing. Any production system will inevitably have occasional problems, but we're dedicated to ensuring App Engine works as smoothly and as reliably as possible. > - it includes framework API internal calls CPU usage and this is not > under developers' control API calls are only ever made when a developer's code requests them. Admittedly this can sometimes be less obvious than one might expect - for example, resolution of ReferenceProperties - but reading the documentation will reveal exactly when API calls can be expected. > - framework API calls are already billable separately We don't bill for API calls, except in terms of the CPU use they entail, with the exception of the Mail API, where we bill per-message. We do place limits on API calls and data volumes to and from our APIs, but these are purely to prevent (deliberate or accidental) abuse and ensure smooth operation for all users. I'm not aware of anyone running into these limits in normal operation. -Nick Johnson > > The letter can be read here > http://themindstorms.blogspot.com/2009/06/open-letter-to-google-app-engine.html > > ./alex > > http://the.dailycloud.net > > [1] This is just an example > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine/browse_thread/thread/f278fa469c035621 > > > -- Nick Johnson, App Engine Developer Programs Engineer Google Ireland Ltd. :: Registered in Dublin, Ireland, Registration Number: 368047 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
