I am also using this feature. And in fact only recently put it into production, so it is very disappointing.
I understand that Google needs to test out lab features to gauge uptake. But it would be great if you could help us out in the following way: 1) give us more time to find an alternative, end of year would be much more reasonable I agree. 2) suggest alternatives ??!! 3) tell us how short you were from your required uptake. This will help us make decisions in the future about what features to try out. many thanks, Doug On Sunday, August 26, 2012 12:11:26 PM UTC+2, Daniel Florey wrote: > > Can you please give an exact date when the API will be switched off? > We are using it in some of our apps and rely on it heavily - as I've not > expected that this great feature will not make it into production some day. > We need to implement a proper replacement, so it would be great to get > some more time. > What about keeping it running until the end of the year? > We are planning to implement a replacement running on Google Compute > Engine. Hopefully this is not the next service to be doomed ;-) > Stay tuned. > > Daniel > > > On Tuesday, August 21, 2012 8:16:48 PM UTC+2, Christina Ilvento wrote: >> >> In November, 2012, we will be decommissioning the Experimental Conversion >> API <https://developers.google.com/appengine/docs/python/conversion/>. >> In the 1.7.1 release, the API will be marked as “decommissioned” in our >> documentation, and starting the first release after November 1, the >> Conversion API will no longer be supported in the App Engine SDK or >> runtimes. >> >> One of the great things about App Engine is our ability to quickly >> release and iterate on new Experimental features. But sometimes a feature >> doesn’t get the developer adoption and momentum needed to justify providing >> it as a fully supported feature with a continued maintenance commitment. >> The Conversion API is one of those features. >> >> We are committed to providing a well-maintained, fully-supported platform >> and we will continue to focus on providing high value features for our >> developers. If you have any concerns or questions, please don’t hesitate to >> contact us at *google-app-engine-conversion-api-decommission-questions**@ >> google.com*. >> >> Thank you for your continued support of App Engine. >> >> >> Regards, >> Christina Ilvento, Product Manager for the App Engine Conversion API >> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-appengine/-/LdPACXokG1oJ. 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.
