Aaron’s Potlatch

I just posted an article about the new Comment system for the blog i am working on.  Full article here…

Here is a small picture, the post has full set of pictures.

I was looking for a project to try out on Google App Engine, and also wanted to have something to showcase the comment system in Demisauce that i was working on. So, here is another Personal Blog Engine. You can get the code at my Github repository.

I dual posted this on my new Aaron’s Potlatch Blog on Google App Engine, but you will need to comment here because i don’t have the comments set up there yet.

I attended Web2.0 Expo last week in San Francisoco, and the thing that really struck me was the Yahoo Y!OS strategy. A bit of a blend of the Opensocial strategy combined with Google App engine, combined with widget development in general. I walked away convinced more than ever that we are seeing a startling shift in software development. Four or five years ago, we talked about developing on top of other “Platforms” and meant JBoss, BEA app server, MS .NET, Sharepoint, Plumtree server, Oracle Portal etc. Now, when we talk about developing on platforms we talk about Facebook platform, OpenSocial, Google App Engine, and Y!OS.

Changes:

• Creation of Community: Previously to get your software/application out you either created the community, or sold it as a “Plug-in”. Now you can leverage other’s communities.
• Scalability: Google App Engine, and now Y!OS help you scale up and out.
• Pages vs features: No longer are you creating a full application, but maybe a portion of a page, a feature instead of an app.