When it comes to software engineering innovation, it is clear that Google has a rich history. This innovation has been evident across many successful projects, including several billion-user products brought to market, such as Google Search, Android, and YouTube. Google Cloud and its vibrant ecosystem of services provide tools built to serve these critical projects, and now you can host your application on the same platform.
GAE is designed to host web-based applications and elegantly handle request/response communications. Understanding how to achieve this on Google Cloud will be central to building consistent and efficient applications that can delight end users with their responsiveness.
Before delving into the details of GAE, let's spend some time discussing the rationale behind the application platform. For the following paragraphs, we will outline the...