[appengine-java] Re: Spoiled by GAE for Python

2010-08-03 Thread markvgti
Hmm... I am caught in the middle... I see the points made by John and Ikai equally well, and though I haven't used GAE-Python, I do think that GAE-Java would do well to pick one development environment, stick with it and streamline the tutorial around it. Here are some further ideas: * AFAIK Ecl

[appengine-java] [Perhaps OT] Oracle vs. Google : Java still a viable language?

2010-08-26 Thread markvgti
Hi all, Some of you may consider this off-topic (apologies to those that think it is OT), but I think it's pertinent to generate this discussion: given Oracle's lawsuit against Google < http://bit.ly/bMEL6A >, is Java a viable programming language anymore? I think the threat of Oracle adversely af

[appengine-java] Re: [Perhaps OT] Oracle vs. Google : Java still a viable language?

2010-08-27 Thread markvgti
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Shawn. IANAL either :-). I am worried about not just Java on GAE (though that's the more immediate concern), but also about Java's future in general. Don't want to be stuck with a proprietary language that has bad stewardship and a belligerent, short-sighted, greed

[appengine-java] Re: [Perhaps OT] Oracle vs. Google : Java still a viable language?

2010-08-27 Thread markvgti
ay. Yeah, I think most would agree that Oracle ownership of Java isn't good. Regards, markVgti -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine for Java" group. To post to this group, send email to google-appengine-j...@googlegroups.com. T