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http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2009/04/many-languages-a...
So even though there are limitations (e.g., single thread), the following languages can run on App Engine through the Java back door: PHP, Clojure, Groovy, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Scala, Scheme, Beanshell, ...
Here's a wiki page with some info: http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java/web/wil...
Also note that it's possible to run multiple languages against one datastore by using the built-in versioning system.
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http://googleappengine.blogspot.com/2009/04/many-languages-a...
So even though there are limitations (e.g., single thread), the following languages can run on App Engine through the Java back door: PHP, Clojure, Groovy, JavaScript, Python, Ruby, Scala, Scheme, Beanshell, ...
Here's a wiki page with some info: http://groups.google.com/group/google-appengine-java/web/wil...
Also note that it's possible to run multiple languages against one datastore by using the built-in versioning system.