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Re:App Engine charges $6,500 to update a ListProperty on 14.... by ntkachov on Thursday January 05, 2012 @07:46PM (#3431375)
Well, If you run a few million entries, each one needing to write an individual entry and each entry takes 200 ms to write, that's your 2 weeks right there. I don't know how they are using GAE and if there is an alternative to their methods, but I personally always saw GAE as a very specialized platform. You really only should use it if you need to tie into a google account.
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Re:App Engine charges $6,500 to update a ListProperty on 14.... by ryandvm on Thursday January 05, 2012 @08:02PM (#3431424)
Even then it's not necessary. It's straightforward enough to use OAuth on any platform.

In my experience, App Engine is mainly useful for in-house infrastructure apps for companies using the Google Apps platform. That or cheapskate developers throwing together a proof of concept / toy app in their spare time.

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Re:App Engine charges $6,500 to update a ListProperty on 14.... by MatthewPhillips on Thursday January 05, 2012 @09:30PM (#3431657)
Even toy apps can be had for free on other platforms. Dotcloud, Heroku, and AppHarbor all don't charge for the first instance.
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