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Ask HN: what is your experience with Python/django and Google App Engine?
I'm thinking of using Python/Django on Google App Engine and would like the hive mind's feedback. How is the app engine platfrom? Any problems? What about relying on Google's platform? Does App Engine offer any special support for Django? Thanks.
- mcotton 15y agoI love it. I am only using the Django templates (included by google). It is a great platform and even better if you don't want to be a sys admin. There have been a couple threads on here about the good and bad of the platform. I have only had a good experience. You will need to embrace the way they do things to get the most from it.
- arkitaip 15y agoI've been reading up on GAE+Django and it doesn't seem to support RDMBs or installation of libraries. Has this hindered you in your coding?
- mcotton 15y agoThis hasn't been a problem for me. Their datastore is very fast if you take the time read about it. The documentation is great: http://code.google.com/appengine http://code.google.com/appengine The project you are working on should determine the technology stack, for most things I prefer GAE instead of EC2 (I have projects on both). Feel free to use my template/example from github. https://github.com/mcotton/GAE-template https://github.com/mcotton/GAE-template https://github.com/mcotton/GAE-blog https://github.com/mcotton/GAE-blog
- arkitaip 15y agoLots of thanks for the feedback and templates!
- codingstaff 15y agoLots of limitations. We went with rackspace cloud. The startup is www.quoteroller.com
- arkitaip 15y agoAny reason you choice rackspace over linode or aws?
- sunstone 15y agoI have a site up using Django-nonrel on GAE and it's working fine ( but not many users yet ). Because it abstracts the Google datastore django works the same as always. Getting this to work took much left effort than I expected.