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Google's Developer Strategy Rests On The Cloud
"At a very high level, Google cares about moving the Web forward," said engineering VP Vic Gundotra, "The Web has become the dominant platform of our era." Gundotra and Google-allied partners then showed what could be done with Google's latest programming tools. Allen Hurff, senior VP of engineering at MySpace, showed how the popular social network had employed Google Gears to enhance the search function in MySpace mail. Steve Horowtiz, engineering director for Google's Android mobile phone platform, demonstrated that you don't need an iPhone to have an appealing mobile interface and compelling mobile applications. When he showed how an Android phone, using an internal compass, could dynamically adjust Google Street View images to match the facing of the phone user, there was a collective gasp and applause. Kevin Gibb, technical lead for the Google App Engine, declared that Google wants make it as easy as possible to create and scale Web applications. That's why Google exposed its infrastructure to developers with the limited release of Google App Engine about a month and a half ago. And that's why Gibb declared that the Google App Engine is now open to everyone. As Google and the Web become ever more interdependent, the competition definitely have their hands full. |
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