The 2nd edition of Programming Google App Engine is currently in progress, scheduled for publication in print and electronic form in February 2012.

You can purchase early access to Rough Cuts today. Watch me write it, and help me make it better! I'll be posting news about progress as we go along, and you can contact me any time with feedback.

What's New

We're still figuring out what we can fit into the writing schedule, but here are some of the new things we plan to have for the 2nd edition:

• Complete coverage of all of Google App Engine's latest features, including backends, task queues, web sockets (channels), and the blobstore.
• Major updates for changes to the App Engine datastore, memcache, URL fetch, and the Python and Java runtime environments.
• New fully-tested sample code and best practices.
• Added material on testing your app for functionality and performance.

If there's something specific you'd like to see in the next edition, let me know!