Presentation: "Google & the Cloud: GData, Mashup Editor, AppEngine"

Time: Friday 11:15 - 12:00

Location: Ballroom Le Grand 3

Abstract: Google has a lot more to offer than Web search and driving directions, providing over 30 APIs and developer tools at code.google.com. This talk shows the type of applications you can build on top of this platform, explains our design philosophy, and how to integrate Google's services with other Web 2.0 platforms.
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Gregor Hohpe, Google Inc.

Gregor Hohpe

Gregor Hohpe is a software architect with Google, Inc. Gregor is a widely recognized thought leader on asynchronous messaging and service-oriented architectures. He co-authored the seminal book "Enterprise Integration Patterns" (Addison-Wesley, 2004), followed by "Integration Patterns" and "Enterprise Solution Patterns", both published by Microsoft Press. He was nominated a Microsoft MVP (Most Valuable Professional) Solution Architect for his contributions to the developer community and recognized as an active member of the patterns community by the Hillside Group. In 2005, Joel Spolsky selected Gregor's article "Starbucks Does Not Use Two-phase Commit" for his "Best Software Writing" (APress).

Gregor speaks regularly at technical conferences around the world. He likes to cut through the hype surrounding service-oriented architectures and captures nuggets of advice in the form of design patterns that can help developers avoid costly mistakes. Find out more about his work at eaipatterns.com