I mentioned that we use App Engine extensively. App Engine was being used internally at Google for quite some time before its public release, but I also should provide a few examples. Here is a talk from Google I/O where we detail our use of internal App Engine:
http://code.google.com/events/io/2010/sessions/run-corp-apps-on-app-engine.html We launch a lot of new products on App Engine. Over the last holiday break, we launched "Give Chrome": http://www.givechrome.com/#/intro (See the "Powered by App Engine" icon at the bottom) The PubSubHubBub reference server (gets lots of QPS): http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/ There are more sites like these, but I don't remember which ones are publicly stamped with the "App Engine" logo. Just because we work at Google doesn't mean we don't all have a team of sysadmins and site reliability engineers working to keep our products up, and it makes sense to have a team of App Engine experts making sure App Engine, and therefore, our applications, stay up. By launching on App Engine, we enjoy many of the same benefits you all do. So to reiterate - no, I don't see us phasing out App Engine. I see us trying to add features and work out reliability kinks because they affect us too! App Engine is becoming more and more important to Google and the developer community as a whole. On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Jeff Schwartz <[email protected]>wrote: > Ikai, > > You just put the biggest smile on my face. Thank you and a big virtual > manly hug to you as well :) > > Jeff > > On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 4:51 PM, Ikai L (Google) <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I just wanted to say that anything can happen to any product. Per our >> terms of service, we will maintain App Engine for 3 years after any >> announcement. You're betting that Google will be around for many years and >> will have the finances to support App Engine. If you ask me, this is a good >> bet. We're investing a lot in more products, but we also have BILLIONS of >> dollars in cash: >> >> >> http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2010/07/19/googles-30-billion-question.aspx >> >> My feeling is that App Engine is not going anywhere. We are using App >> Engine extensively both internally and externally, and there are many >> companies that are building entire businesses on App Engine. During our last >> IRC office hours, one company that was only 12 people has grown to employ >> over 100 people! As long as people are building real businesses on App >> Engine, the chances that we'll be unhappy with how it's doing and phase it >> out are near zero. There are a ton of things you can do to help App Engine: >> build apps. Participate in these discussions. Contribute to open source >> projects. Write about App Engine. Tell your friends about App Engine. Sell >> apps to people and sell App Engine consulting. We want you guys to be able >> to use App Engine for quick apps and prototyping, but we also want you to >> use App Engine to build your livelihoods. >> >> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 9:33 AM, Jaroslav Záruba < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/update-on-google-wave.html >>> >>> 2010/8/9 Jaroslav Záruba <[email protected]> >>> >>> On Mon, Aug 9, 2010 at 6:10 PM, SivaTumma <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> @Patrick Cornelißen >>>>> Was the news seems correct to you ? Please point me to some official >>>>> link... >>>>> ( If you find some correct link ) I am still thinking it as if it were >>>>> a white hat news to bias the people by rivals in internet. >>>>> >>>> >>>> :P >>>> Are you assuming we are Google's rivals too? :) >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ikai Lan >> Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine >> 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]<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]<google-appengine%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en. > -- Ikai Lan Developer Programs Engineer, Google App Engine 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. 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