Ok, so after thinking long and hard I have decided to try and code my own site. I am not new to programming, but am completely new to web programming. Being completely new to Java and google app engine I plan on asking for alot of help and advice. Hopefully you guys can help me out.
So I need to create an accurate count down timer that will be viewed by potentially thousands of users. There are obviously a few issues with this, the main one being that all clients are properly synced. These are my thoughts, let me know what you guys think. As I said I am new to Java programming, so I may be well off base. Admin page - start timer server side. This timer communicates the time with the datastore each second. Client page - pulls the time from the datastore, runs a timer to check the datastore each second and update the time on the page. (using ajax) Just a note, the reason for checking the datastore each second, is that the count down timer has the potential of gaining time, so in order to stay properly synced it needs to continously check that data. Any input would be much appreciated. -- 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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java?hl=en.
