Google's Cloud Platform
holds a certain amount of appeal for developers looking to quickly
build robust web apps. Of course, getting started is a bit involved.
You'll first need to download and install several tools and an SDK on
your local machine. Cloud Playground offers the chance to dip your toes
in the water and experiment with services like App Engine, Cloud Storage
and Cloud SQL sans the lengthy installation process. The browser-based
tool is designed for testing out sample code, evaluating APIs and even
sharing code snippets without the hassle of building a complete development environment.
This isn't a proper solution to web-based development, however. For now
you're limited to Python 2.7 App Engine apps, and the code editor and
mimic development server have a rather basic feature set. Still, for
those who are tempted by Cloud Platform, but not quite ready to dive in
head first, the Playground is a welcome treat.
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