[ivanzhao]

I just launched my app 4 days ago (threewiki.com) and its backend is using GAE (Python + Tornado). On the second day, it was featured on TheNextWeb front page and the server got TONS of traffic. It scared me a bit, and I quickly change the daily max quota to $10. Anyways, GAE handles everything very gracefully. Over 70% of our users use either Facebook or Twitter to login and it hasn't been a problem at all.

I always think if your site can't be host by GAE, then it's probably not very scalable at the first place. I agree it might be better to host the data-processing end on EC2 or elsewhere if it's intense. Else in terms of the "View" part of your project, I wouldn't give it another thought for using GAE again.

[wallflower]

Congrats on the highlight by CreativeApps!

http://www.creativeapplications.net/games/3-degrees-of-wikip...

[ivanzhao]

Thanks. Did you also posted on Reddit? Your name is so familiar.

[long]

threewiki.com is very tastefully done - good job!

[foljs]

"""I always think if your site can't be host by GAE, then it's probably not very scalable at the first place. I"""

Well, your site is basically one static page. Do you really feel qualified discussing GAE?

[cmelbye]

its backend is hosted by GAE

So, all of the dynamic backend code powering the app is running on Google App Engine.

[ivanzhao]

Of course I do. The ENTIRE game logistics runs on GAE, the iPhone stores zero data except a user key.