I got into AE with zero experience with it and i'm building some slick stuff these days
The roadmap i followed was to develop google web toolkit Stockwatcher App on the tutorial line by line. The google guys really did a great job making that app cover the most important concepts. Deploying that to the AE really is a great way to get started. http://code.google.com/webtoolkit/tutorials/1.6/gettingstarted.html http://code.google.com/appengine/docs/java/gettingstarted/introduction.html "You must unlearn what you have learned" - yoda On Oct 14, 3:36 pm, Claude Vedovini <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Tony, > > I don't know Domino stuff but you should first check > this:http://docs.djangoproject.com/ > > Django is the framework of choice for developing with GAE but the > datastore model is different so make sure to check those > out:http://code.google.com/appengine/articles/django.html > > Good luck, > Claude > > On Oct 14, 2:08 pm, Tony B <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > but I am trying to get my head round the Google Apps Engine. > > > I am not a developer in anyway shape or form, but for my sins, what I > > do understand is developing Domino applications, so I am trying to > > understand the whole GAE process in that context. > > > Could someone fill in the blanks/confirm my understanding? > > > NSF = Google datastore? > > Domino Form = how end users input information into NSF but what is the > > GAE equivalent? Is it just as simple as a html form? > > Domino View = how to render that imputted data in a sensible manner > > back to the user accessing the NSF. And again what is the GAE > > equivalent? > > agents = little programs that can manuipulate the data, alert when > > conditions are meet etc. This bit is is a bit more straightforward to > > me - scheduled scripts that check, amend, alert as appropriate. > > scripts in domino are written with Formular language, lotusscript etc > > - this is replaced by python in GAE? > > Access control - can be governed as part of the google apps account > > where necessary. > > > As a real world example, if I create a holiday request application in > > domino, I would create a new database, have a form which users would > > fill in stating name and dates requested, on saving this form, a > > notification would be generated to the manager in question, the > > manager would then go the request, authorize/deny the holiday, mark > > the request as complete and a notification of authorization/rejection > > sent back to the requestor. > > > Essentially if you can help me get my head round the GAE equals I'd be > > very grateful > > > thanks > > Tony- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google App Engine" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
