Intensive Introduction to Google App Engine with Python
Google Applications Training Course
Thursday 12th April 2012
The Pitman Room, Imperial Hotel, Russell Square, London WC1B 5BB
Prerequisites: Course attendees should have prior experience with Python, Web Development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript), and RDBMS technologies.
Course Content
* Review of the Python you need for App Engine
* Preparing your computer for App Engine development
* Building a Real World App Engine web application
* Understanding the web application's requirements
* Working with App Engine's web application framework
* Defining your web application's data model
* Building your web application's user interface with templates
* Tying your web application together with code
* Deploying your web application to the cloud
* Updating your web application with new features
* Outgrowing web application and scaling your application
* A lightning review of the App Engine framework landscape
* Advanced App Engine features
* Wrap-up
Tutor biography
Paul Barry lectures at The Institute of Technology, Carlow in Ireland, where he has taught for 15 years on topics such as cloud computing, web development, network programming, scripting technologies, Linux and systems management.
Prior to joining the academic world, Paul spent a decade in industry in software development and IT management roles, both in Ireland and in Canada.
Paul has an M.Sc. in Computing. He is author (or co-author) of four books: two on Perl (for Wiley) and two on Python (for O'Reilly). Paul's latest book, part of the popular Head First Series from O'Reilly Media, is Head First Python (published in November 2010). Paul has been writing for Linux journal since 2000 and has been a Contributing Editor with the magazine since 2005. Find out more about Paul at his web site: http://paulbarry.itcarlow.ie/
Places are limited – early booking is essential
EARLY BIRD RATES
£210 (members inc. vat) - Individual & Academic members £270 (members inc. vat) – Corporate members £320 (non-members inc. vat)
See http://www.ukuug.org/events/Googleapp/ for on-line booking form
Tutor's notes for delegates
In addition to arriving with a laptop (obviously), delegates will also need a mobile phone as Google sends a unique SMS message with a confirmation code (by way of authentication) when developers first sign-up to their service. I'll be covering the mechanics of this as part of the course - all the attendees need do is remember to pack their phone.
Attendees should all have Python 2.7 installed on their computers. It does not matter which OS they are running as App Engine doesn't care (but I will be assuming Linux).
Organiser's notes for the day
Registration will be from 09:15 in the bar area (first floor) - at this time you can pick up your badge, questionnaire and set of handouts.
The Tutorial will start at 09:45 in The Pitman Room.
There will be a mid-morning refreshment break, lunch and a mid afternoon break. The Tutorial will finish at approx. 17:00.