I think it would be interesting too. Star issue 35. http://code.google.com/p/googleappengine/issues/detail?id=35
Just please do not post a "+1" or "me too" type comment, a star is sufficient. Robert On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 14:56, Demis Bellot <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
