Hey All,
Love what you guys have created with Google App Engine although I'm surprised that you haven't offered JavaScript as a target language yet. It's a ubiquitous language known by most web developers and is one of the primary languages engrained into Google's DNA as you already provide a great runtime for it in V8. The success of node.js/expressjs should prove that it is a viable server platform with a willing community. The way I see it a V8-powered JavaScript hits a sweet spot: I imagine it would be faster to run than Python (my major gripe against it) and more terse, expressive and functional than Java (my major dislike). As most gae apps are websites, JavaScript also reduces the impedance language miss-match as it will allow you to use the one language for both client and server. I would imagine that the per-request model of gae would also be better suited for JavaScript as opposed to the high start-up cost and long-running nature of Java. What do you guys think? I'm sure it's not the first time this has been suggested, as it seems like a natural choice. -- 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.
