Tag Archives: datastore

a suggestion for efficient and scalable counters in Datastore

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m trying to migrate urlBorg to Google AppEngine. urlBorg needs to count many things, like clicks on a short URL, etc, so I really need a scalable and efficient way to implement counters. This is not … read more →

unique integer IDs in Google datastore

update: A good discussion on the topics mentioned in this article can be found here, please read it before using the code newbie code ahead! Use at your own risk One of the first problems I faced when trying to … read more →

AppEngine Datastore limitations

I’ve been trying to decide if moving urlBorg to Google App Engine is a good idea. The pros are obvious: scalability. There are many features I’ve wanted to implement for urlBorg but never did because I’m afraid that if it … read more →