Google App Engine for Java available - Campfire One: App Engine Redux (pt. 1)
Google App Engine availability for Java is positively great news for Java developers everywhere. This move will not only make Java a more compelling platform but will also make it easier to develop and host web applications based on Java platform. Now you can create end-to-end Java applications where even client side can be implemented using GWT (Google Web Toolkit), i.e. without touching JavaScript and its cross-browser quirks.
Furthermore, with Google supporting Java in its own cloud I believe it is also good news for the future of Java platform in general. You probably know that Sun Microsystems may be acquired by some company (IBM or HP or… ?) that may decide to switch off some of the R&D within the Java platform which, again, may not be a bad thing considering Sun’s stance with OpenJDK (“openness”), OSGi (indecisiveness), JavaFX (closed source) etc.
[via GoogleDevelopers]