Introducing Google App Engine
April 8th, 2008 by Carlie Fairchild
Google App Engine enables developers to build their web applications on the same scalable systems that power Google applications.
What is the Google App Engine?
Download the SDK.
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Cool with Rails?
On April 11th, 2008 barryp says:
This would be really cool if it allowed developers to take an already existing Ruby on Rails application and deploy it on the Google App Engine.
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When was this introduction meeting?
On April 8th, 2008 Anonymous (not verified) says:
Excellent heads up Carlie, when did this introduction happen?
The 7th
On April 11th, 2008 Webmistress says:
The "campfire" was in the evening on 4/7.
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