Archives for May, 2008

Google App Engine Test Drive


I heard about Google App Engine (GAE) almost immediately upon it’s release but due to the fact that access to it was invitation only and a high workload at the time, I didn’t bother trying it out. Both of those things changed recently so I setup my development environment and took it for a brief spin.

The first thing that struck me was that GAE is currently a Python only environment… Read more »

Ubuntu Laptop Flop


About once a year I try Linux on one of my workstations to see if it’s a viable alternative to Windows as my primary Operating System. Like many people, I can’t get completely away from Windows simply because the rest of the world uses it and Microsoft’s Office applications. Not only do I need convenient interoperability but I also need to test the software I write on that platform since my software constituency uses it almost exclusively. Read more »