Google's new Developer blog: Some Google Apps love
Yesteryday the Googleatwork Twitter feed sent out some interesting news: There's a new Google Apps Developer Blog.
I know, I know... Google has a lot of blogs already. It's true. But this one is really needed, and it's a great sign.
Sure, Google has always been developer friendly. They host code for free. They constantly give away libraries for both their own tools, and things that have standalone utility. They have plentiful, well-maintained API's.
But when compared with Google Maps, Android, etc... I've sometimes felt that Google Apps have been neglected (in terms of developer love.) A quick survey of the past two years' Google I/O sessions shows a big mobile/consumer bias.
And last year I was stung by a major change to the Google Apps provisioning API that was buried in a mailing list announcement. (And not published on the Google Code blog, where lots of other API announcements get made. :( )
So it's great to have this new blog where Google Apps developers can get some focused love. And that's not all. This year's Google I/O already shows promise of having more Google Apps sessions than before. And, not to be the world's most boring gossip blog, but there's a rumor there's going to be a Google Apps store for 3rd party add-ons.
So thanks, Google, for showing this Google Apps/enterprise love. Keep it coming.
