The acid test: would you recommend GAE to a friend? I certainly would. GAE has helped me get my business off the ground with an ROI that is unbeatable. Yes, it doesn't do everything. The pieces it does not do can be done elsewhere (e.g., Amazon) and hooked in. For example, for SSL, one can set up a proxy server on Amazon (see http://wp.me/poqXr-5I). Using urlfetch, one can integrate pretty much any service that is available on the web.
But if you want (or need) to fool around with your own OS, install security patches, do your own backups, install your own software, program in some of the unsupported programming languages or program against a more familiar database, then GAE is not the right technology for the job. The best defense is not a rebuttal of negative things written about App Engine. The best defense is an active and visible ecosystem. App Engine does have that. What could we do to improve it and publicize it more? On Nov 21, 11:02 pm, "Vanni.T" <vanni.tot...@gmail.com> wrote: > I completely agree with you, Daniel. GAE is not for everyone! > > What I dislike more about the article are the outdated info, the > anti-Google hype and the RTFM rule violation. > I am not an a-priori fan, I like people making good things and working > hard, and it seems to me that the GAE dev team is doing it the right > way. > Yes, SSL on custom domains is still missing, but hey they are working > on it right now... is it true, Ikai? :) -- 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-appeng...@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.
