Developing in the Google Cloud

Many of you are familiar with DZone. If not, it’s a website dedicated to community-voted articles related to developing software. It’s a fantastic place to read up on the latest and greatest techniques to help you be a better developer.

Below is a compiled list of the top 5 Google App Engine articles I’ve found on DZone. If you’re interested in developing in the Google cloud, take a look at these links.

A question for users of DZone: I can’t seem to find the embed code that will let me paste the DZone vote buttons for each of these articles. I’d much rather do it that way than with hyperlinks alone. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance!

1. Free Google App Engine + Java E-Book

http://www.dzone.com/links/rss/free_google_app_engine_java_book.html

2. Full Text Search Using Google App Engine

http://www.dzone.com/links/google_app_engine_full_text_search_from_app_engin.html

3. Java Libraries for Google App Engine

http://www.dzone.com/links/java_libraries_and_frameworks_supported_by_google.html

4. From NetBeans to Google App Engine In 2 Minutes (Video)

http://www.dzone.com/links/video_from_netbeans_to_google_app_engine_in_2_min.html

5. Running PHP on Google App Engine

http://www.dzone.com/links/running_php_on_google_app_engine.html

That’s it! Do you have any helpful Google App Engine links you’d like to share? Please post them in the comments!

Expect a short post. Deploying an app on Google App Engine is one of the easiest things I’ve ever done. If you haven’t done so, please start with part 1 of this tutorial in order to be at the point we are now.

To begin, let’s open up the sample Guestbook app that comes included with the Google App Engine package.

Important note: During my deployment I ran into a snag because I had used a space in the folder name for my project. If you cannot deploy your app, check this first.

Set Your Application Name

Your application name is the name you chose for your application when you created your account at the Google App Engine website. To set the application name, follow these instructions:

1. Start the NetBeans IDE.
2. Open the Guestbook sample app.
3. Open the ./WEB-INF/appengine-web.xml file.
4. Set the application name to match the application name you set up at Google App Engine.

Deploy Your App

1. Right-click on your project in the Projects list
2. Select “Deploy To Google App Engine”
3. Fill in your Google Account credentials when prompted.

That’s it! At this point the code will compile and deploy. Once it’s done, open Firefox and browse to your app’s URL. It should be in perfect working order and ready to roll.

I hope that you’ve found this tutorial useful. If you have any suggestions or questions, please feel free to post them in the comments below!