One place you can start is by asking for help from our Gurus: https://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine
API Gurus: - Alexander Kojevnikov - Bill Katz - Geoffrey Spear (Wooble) We'll need to qualify a few more. Anyone in the community looking to do some consulting work? On Tue, May 4, 2010 at 2:35 AM, Rob <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi All, > > I am a some-time developer of conventional PC applications which are > used by commercial and academic users. I reluctantly got into writing > software because I needed applications to support the hardware I sell. > I could find nothing suitable and could not afford to hire a developer > so I learned to write in VB. My PC apps are getting outdated and I am > not sure that rewriting them for newer platforms is the best way to > go. I identified the need for a Web based application several years > ago but I have not had the time to develop one. I have no prospect of > finding the time in the next year. I am too busy and too far behind > the learning curve. Perhaps I am just getting too old. > > One problem I have with my PC apps is that my customers range from > individuals, small business people and hobbyists, to multinational > corporations with numerous sites. This requires a range of > applications and price points. The applications have diverged and I > can see the day when support will become impossible. I like to think > it would be possible to serve all of my customers with one scaleable > set of tools. > > My Web application would involve some pretty straightforward data > uploading and reporting. That side of it does not scare me too much. > However, it also needs user management, things like users permitting > others to view their data, and the handling of subscriptions and > payments. That area is an entirely closed book for me. I need to > decide whether to build and host the thing myself or use a cloud based > application. I like the idea of using Google App Engine but I am not > sure if it is appropriate. > > I could really use some help from those knowledgeable about App Engine > to determine if it will fit my needs. If so, I need to find a > developer to work with. My company has a modest budget for initial > development. We would be really happy if we could have a "proof of > concept" application running by the end of 2010. Does anyone know who > I could talk to or where I might start to achieve this? > > Thanks in advance, > > Rob > > -- > 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]<google-appengine%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > > -- Ikai Lan Developer Relations, Google App Engine Twitter: http://twitter.com/ikai Delicious: http://delicious.com/ikailan ---------------- Google App Engine links: Blog: http://googleappengine.blogspot.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/app_engine Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/appengine -- 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.
