AppEngine + Scala + JDO + GWT + Google Visualization API

Hi guys,

the last days I found myself playing with the Google AppEngine, a very easy to use and powerful cloud-hosting service powered by Google. I felt the need to code the server-side using Scala which resulted in some very neat and small code. (Special thanks to the superb XML-parsing and collection-framework in Scala)

Recently I enjoy playing a game called Heroes Of Newerth that is the successor of the famous Dota. This game as a public XML-API that I daily pull stats from - of user that 'registered' at my site:

http://honstatslogger.appspot.com/

So I parse the XML-data using Scala, make it persistent saving Java Data Objects (JDO) to the Datastore of the AppEngine. Users than can get the Data visualized using a combination of the Google Web Toolkit (GWT 2.0) and the Google Visualization API. I could create a pretty rich user-experience writing only about 1.000 Lines of Code Java/Scala code and a hand full of HTML and CSS.

Best Regards,
Nicolas

Mobile World Congress 2010 - Barcelona

Hi guys,

I have good news (for me =P)!
Some days ago Google opened the Sign-Up for their Android Developer Labs on the Mobile World Congress. I decided to apply for that technical session amongst other Android developers, knowing I would never win anything. The even better thing about this was that 'winners' would also receive a Complimentary MWC Pass worth $700 !

Et voilà - a few days later I had the invitation in my inbox!

Be sure I'll take some great pictures of never before seen gadgets, talks and people with my new Canon EOS 450D!

Best Regards,
Nicolas