http://m.news.com/2166-12_3-10214663-2.html
Prior to this they have only supported Python, a language with a far more limited following. Here’s the rundown:
- Supports JDK 1.6.
- Free for limited use, no ability to pay for heavier use yet
- Can access data behind the firewall through Secure Data Connect
- Supports cron and data import ability
- Uses BigTable (key/value pairs) for storage, so can’t use JDBC. Instead Java Data Objects (JDO) or the Java Persistence API (JPA)
- Hasn’t yet passed Sun certification tests
- Can support other languages that compile to bytecode and run on the JVM, like Ruby and JavaScript
Sounds like another interesting offering in the cloud computing arena.
Tags: cloud, google app engine, platforms
