FWIW, the Maps API is one of the better APIs at Google. Jeff
On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Joshua Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > The point of the "leaked" rant was that Amazon does run on the same platform > infrastructure they sell (not EC2 exactly, but generally speaking); and MS > does, too (not Azure, but Windows Servers and such). > > Google has exposed a platform interface in GAE which is a good candidate to > be the "platform" that google is missing, strategically. I wouldn't argue > that it would be the right way to deploy the Maps API today. But I would > argue that by making it the right way to deploy the Maps API, they will > create something much more wonderful for all of us to use. > > Google already obfuscates the hardware under their product implementations, > I'm sure. But they're using the "people food" version. We're stuck with the > "dog food" version. (read the rant if that sentence doesn't mean anything to > you) > > Exposing the people food they have today to outsiders is not realistic. But > bringing the quality of the dog food up to the quality people expect is > realistic. And using the public platform internally to build products is the > way Amazon got there. > > On Oct 13, 2011, at 1:53 PM, Brandon Wirtz wrote: > >> Josh, >> >> I sure hope the Googlers on this list don't take your advice, I'd like them >> to continue to have employment for a while, and doing as you say might end >> that. >> >> Amazon doesn't run on EC2, Microsoft doesn't run on Azure. Cloud computing >> is NOT for Super Enterprise. It is for those still looking to scale and >> grow. Those who don't want to deal with infrastructure. But if you are truly >> building the Fastest, Most Reliable, Biggest tools, the obfuscation of the >> hardware is a bad thing. >> >> It is like me going to the race track. I'm amateur, I take my Spec Mini >> cooper and I run. Sometimes I rent a Lotus. That rental is a great deal for >> me, but I can't tune it to my preferences. It is faster than my Mini, it is >> well maintained, but compared to what it could do if I owned it, it is slow >> and limiting. >> >> Google does run some projects on GAE, Microsoft runs some projects on Azure. >> Certainly the lessons learned from these platforms goes back to other >> projects, but you don't put all of your eggs in one basket. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Joshua Smith >> Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 8:00 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Cc: Peter Magnusson; Gregory D'alesandre >> Subject: [google-appengine] Here's your platform... >> >> I'm sure you've all seen this by now: >> >> http://siliconfilter.com/google-engineer-google-is-a-prime-example-of-our-co >> mplete-failure-to-understand-platforms/ >> >> (skip the blog entry and go right down to the actual posting at the bottom). >> >> As I read it, it struck me that GAE totally IS a platform. And it struck me >> how much more awesome GAE would be if maps, and docs, and charts, and >> everything else was written on it. >> >> So my advice to you Peter and Gregory is to march into >> whoever's-in-charge-these-day's office and say: "He's right. And here's how >> to fix it: Require that from this moment forward EVERY product (except >> search) google offers MUST be built on GAE." >> >> GAE would increase in awesomeness by 1000 fold, because your peers in google >> would demand that it does. >> >> -Joshua >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
