USING GOOGLE APP ENGINE

by Severance

Build exciting, scalable web applications quickly and confidently using Google App Engine and this book, even if you have little or no experience in programming or web development. App Engine is perhaps the most appealing web technology to appear in the last year, providing an easy-to-use application framework with basic web tools. While Google's own tutorial assumes significant experience, Using Google App Engine will help anyone get started with this platform. By the end of this book, you'll know how to build complete, interactive applications and deploy them to the cloud using the same servers that power Google applications. With this book, you Get an overview of the technologies necessary to use Google App Engine Learn how to use Python, HTML, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), HTTP, and DataStore, App Engine's database Grasp the technical aspects necessary to create sophisticated, dynamic web applications Understand what's required to deploy your applications Using Google App Engine is also an excellent resource for experienced programmers who want to acquire working knowledge of web technologies. Building web applications used to be for experts only, but with Google App Engine-and this book-anyone can create a dynamic web presence.

Genres: Programming, Technology, Technical

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[Christian · Rating 2 out of 5]

I looked forward to this book after meeting Chuck at a conference, where he mentioned he'd had good success getting non-programmer students to develop very useful web apps and prototypes. App Engine is a great tool for widespread use, allowing everyone with a web browser to try their hand at writing web apps... As egalitarian as it gets, these days, assuming you have internet access.

The first part lagged horribly as I crawled through the review section, and Severance trims the fat considerably (yay!) but then inserts seemingly needless low-level detail in other cases, which is a bit of a head-scratcher.

Nonetheless, its recommended to non-programmers who want to get their feet wet with cloud computing. And, it's a practical intro to Python.

[Jan · Rating 2 out of 5]

way too basic.

[Vaibhav Shetye · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent getting started book