I just had a really great time participating in a Startup Weekend event ( http://startupweekend.org/). I was the sole engineer on our team and, thanks to App Engine, I was able to create a functional site, a user sign-in mechanism, a "wizard" for creating data, and a rough mobile site for consuming that data. All within 48 hours (and I even had time to sleep).
Unfortunately, we were the only team to use App Engine. Google, or the App Engine team, should sponsor events like this to raise awareness of the product's capabilities. I'd also like to thank Google for all the ass-kicking public APIs they provide. With no previous experience with the Google Maps API (and a tight time crunch) I was able to add address lookup, and a map with a thumbtack on the returned location, in just a couple of lines of JavaScript. -- 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.
