Google appengine - thoughts

After creating a few sites on GAE using the excellent free tool Vosao CMS, I feel it suffers from some serious shortcomings:

hard to do backup/import/export

not part of the java tool

cumbersome config

no delete

hard to manage data

no easy way to query, mass-update or mass-delete data


every little thing requires deep-diving into GAE-specific details

this will not extend my knowledge on a general, provider-independant level


Recommendations for GAE

I think Google did a pretty good job abstracting Java, but the datastore is not really working for me. Way too much hassle.

My conclusion is that I will use GAE for simple websites with no special requirements on functionality.

For everything else I will probably use Amazon EC2 or similar in the future.

Vosao plugins and Purpur

I have created a few plugins for Vosao CMS (runs on GAE). I wanted the make them publicly available but I really had no proper place to put them, so I put together a company site. My plugins now have a home here

I have had the domain for years. I have had the design for years. I just never had any good reason for actually doing it - until now. Check it out.