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> Python only (maybe also PHP?)

They now support Python, PHP, Java, Go.

And in beta, "flexible environment", which is like elastic beanstalk but more sensible: Python, Java, Go, Node.js, Ruby, <random docker images>.

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While they are java keywords as we know them this is not a complete jdk, so many (almost single good one) libraries dont work. I remember spending a week trying to port itext pdf generation lib to gae. While it worked we got concerned by the legal issues of us riping code out of sun/ibm/harmony jdks to add missing jdk classes.

Java here is a pure marketing effort to convince a clueless manager saying hey we got java!

> Java here is a pure marketing effort to convince a clueless manager saying hey we got java!

What if there exist Java-based system that somehow can be deployed to GAE with minimum changes...? (e.g.: not needing itext)

What if there exist a company that the majority of developers prefer Java?

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