Re: [appengine-java] Re: Why is it called "Google App Engine for Java" ?

2009-12-01 Thread bryce cottam
the GAE isn't cross-compiling, javac is doing the compiling (the real java compiler), so it's kind of a moot argument. The point is, the system runs java, not g-java, not pseudo-java, it's java. It just doesn't have all the libraries you want. That's all. It's written in the Java programming la

Re: [appengine-java] Re: Why is it called "Google App Engine for Java" ?

2009-11-30 Thread Nicolas Melendez
if we are going to collaborate each other, we need the right names because communication is critical. On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 4:37 PM, Jess Evans wrote: > There are innovators who "attempt" to advance the field and be the first. > They appeal to the desperate and the early adopters with nothing

Re: [appengine-java] Re: Why is it called "Google App Engine for Java" ?

2009-11-30 Thread Jess Evans
There are innovators who "attempt" to advance the field and be the first. They appeal to the desperate and the early adopters with nothing to loose and much to gain. There are guardians with deep experience who strive to ensure reliability and predictability. They appeal to those upon whom many a

Re: [appengine-java] Re: Why is it called "Google App Engine for Java" ?

2009-11-30 Thread Jeff Schnitzer
I, for one, am sick and tired of Sun's domineering, suffocating stranglehold on what is and isn't Java. GAE is a breath of fresh air. JavaME and JavaEE also impose a variety of limitations on Java. What's the difference between those and GAE? The difference is that Sun got a committee of big com

Re: [appengine-java] Re: Why is it called "Google App Engine for Java" ?

2009-11-28 Thread Ravi Sharma
Guys i think we have lots of more important issue to discuss here then "what should be the name". Shakespeare said once *What's in a name* :). I am waiting for my other queries to be answered by Google guys.. i hope they are enjoying Thanks giving holidays and will reply back soon.. Enjoy. O

Re: [appengine-java] Re: Why is it called "Google App Engine for Java" ?

2009-11-27 Thread Nicolas Melendez
i belive GAE is good for small application. i made one with three forms and it was good. For medium or big applications use your own server and db, and enjoy freedom. maybe in the future will grow up, and will be ok for medium and big. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 5:24 PM, jago wrote: > We know use

Re: [appengine-java] Re: Why is it called "Google App Engine for Java" ?

2009-11-27 Thread Nicolas Melendez
i agree. should be called different. call it gJava, googleJava or whatever. bye, NM On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Diana Cruise wrote: > I'm curious which classes you are referring to that are missing and > are NOT considered a stability risk running under a shared app server > environment. W