wescpy

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by wescpy 15y ago
@bankim: thanks for the kudos! i have to admit i'm one of those mutant engineers that actually likes teaching; hopefully my experience using Python really helped with giving you that perspective as opposed to someone who's just teaching y
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by wescpy 15y ago
@kqr2: this is what led me to my opening remark on how different learning styles require different styles of writing ... believe it or not DiP has gotten good reviews... just check Amazon. the problem i alluded to is that it's not for eve
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by wescpy 15y ago
@mapleoin, @rhizome31, @wilduck: yep, that's another list, for "expert Python readers". i would like to add that at some point, but my editorial constraints were 1500 words or so. i'd also like to review all those before making suggestions
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by wescpy 15y ago
It's easier to switch away and not be locked-in if you develop your app using Python/Django (see my comment above).
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by wescpy 15y ago
in addition to AppScale also look at the TyphoonAE project... these are open versions of the App Engine backend that claim to be fully-compatible to the SDK/client-side. also to fight vendor lock-in, Python developers can create Django apps
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by wescpy 16y ago
Apparently it's not only for hobbyists... it's the leading favorite amongst enterprise CIOs too, as seen in this Morgan Stanley survey which just came out last week: http://goo.gl/LcbS
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by wescpy 16y ago
Don't forget to use django-nonrel so that you can move apps b/w App Engine and any normal ISP supporting Django apps. You only need to change your database in settings.py! http://allbuttonspressed.com
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by wescpy 16y ago
that is changing... cloud/hosted SQL announced in May 2010: http://code.google.com/appengine/business/#features http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-app...