I have been thinking about this very topic, even (re)considering PHP. :) You might want to look into using Django, or one of the other Python web frameworks, instead of the modified version running on AppEngine (the same could be said for the Java flavor). There are a couple of free hosting services available.
While not deep into AppEngine; my current impression is that AppEngine needs more time to mature as a development target. Though some things are easier, a lot of time is wasted working around old bugs, design limitations, and incomplete implementations. Server status information is also lacking, and feels more like a marketing mindset, where an honest 'five nines' mindset would be more useful. In my experience, the development speed benefits of Python (and Django) are lost to AppEngine trivia. The promise of high scalability for data isn't exclusive to AppEngine, especially when memcached is the first line of defense, so even that is not an exclusive win. -- G paulmo wrote: > thanks for links. I have read those. I should have stated that I have > created a guestbook app with GAE > as a trial to explore the datastore etc. > > I was looking more for feedback from users who are deep in GAE and can > make a comparison: > > Do you miss not having a relational database? Workarounds given my > situation of using 2 tables? > Are/can you use Google's webtoolkit or ajax/css apis without having to > deploy 3rd party apps? > > Stuff like that... > On Jan 6, 9:07 am, Sylvain <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I think most answers are here > > :http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstarted/ > > > > Do the "getting started", and everything will be clear. > > > > About django templates : you can use it (or not) or use static files > > (html, css, > > js,...)http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstarted/staticfil... > > > > You can create forms directly inside the code (without template) > > :http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/python/gettingstarted/handlingf... > > > > Hope it will help. > > > > Regards. > > > > On Jan 6, 1:33 pm, paulmo <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I love all things Google, but I'm wondering if I should put in effort > > > to migrate to Python, Datastore and GAE. > > > > > My non-commercial app has two distinct text forms: one is a radio > > > selection and one is a text string that gets exploded and is searched > > > in elseif statements against arrays. The original message is posted to > > > 2 tables in MySQL: one with entire message, and another with exploded > > > array words. This second table is queried for most common words and > > > echoed in a datatable. > > > > > Both of these forms must be in same app. > > > > > My app also uses geo location and css/js libraries. > > > > > I'm confused about Django templates; I did not see any CSS/JS > > > "templates" per se in the docs; does a beginner do best with static > > > CSS/JS files? > > > > > The attraction of GAE seems to be doing everything in one interface/ > > > set of tools, and I'd like to keep it that way: I don't need a bunch > > > of links and 3rd party apps. > > > > > Advice greatly appreciated.
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