I'd recommend Groovy over Java or Python. You can check out Gaelyk which is a Groovy based web framework that specifically targets the google app engine. Very cool.
Jeff On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 2:13 PM, Devraj Mukherjee <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course you can. Appengine is a different sort of environment to > Ruby on Rails / LAMP stacks (PHP/MySQL). I would say that your > learning curve would be quite sharp if you don't know much about > programming. There are a fair few concepts to grasp before you can > become effective with AppEngine or for that matter LAMP. > > AppEngine is definitely the platform if you want your application to > scale without you having to worry about running infrastructure. > > I would recommend working your way through the initial tutorials and > see if it suits your level of skill. Its difficult to say yes or no if > you dont have any experience in writing code. > > I would recommend Python over Java as well. > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:01 AM, Bazley <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, my objective is to build a database-driven website as fast as > > possible. I don't know much about programming but am very willing to > > put in the work to learn. My question is: can I achieve this using > > Google App Engine? I see various other options such as Ruby on Rails, > > PHP, and ASP, but which provides the least pain for a non-expert? My > > database website will involve a custom Google Map utilizing the Google > > Maps API, perhaps this will have a bearing on which is the best > > system. > > > > Thank you for your help! > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > > -- > 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. > > -- -- Jeff -- 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.
