You can see some of the reasons why developers are using app engine at http://code.google.com/appengine/whyappengine.html
Some very large scale apps are being hosted by GAE, so I wouldn't say that it is just a place to learn/practice. The selling point for me was scalability. A lot of my apps peak during certain times - such as during bad weather. This allows me to not have to worry about setting up a large server environment to handle the peak load. I may only need it for a fraction of the time and GAE can scale to fit that need. You pay for what you use instead of paying for servers to sit idle 90% of the time. All apps are different - so it really depends on what you are building to see if GAE is a right fit. Jeff On Apr 16, 11:31 am, Banaticus <[email protected]> wrote: > So, basically to learn/practice stuff and easily get help? > > On Apr 15, 7:53 pm, 风笑雪 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > GAE is free to get start, has many develops and users who can help > > you resolve problem, use a CDN to ensure the speed wherever visitors come > > from, and so much more. > > And I use it to learn web developing in Python, it offers > > an excellent environment for study. > > > 2009/4/16 Banaticus <[email protected]> > > > > I guess I'm not seeing the advantages of the Google App Engine right > > > off the bat. What types of services are you deploying that others are > > > using? Currently, I'm just envisioning how I could use this to power > > > services for a website... but then why wouldn't I just upload the java > > > or python? Ok, there are some hosting packages that don't allow for > > > java or python to be uploaded, but aren't those few and far between? > > > What're you using this for?- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" 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?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
