AppJet

AppJet, Inc.
	google.com); Archived December 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Yes
Launched	December 12, 2007
Current status	Discontinued

AppJet, Inc.^[1] was a website that allowed users to create web-based applications on a client web browser. AppJet was founded by three MIT graduates, two of whom were engineers at Google, before starting AppJet.^[2] They launched their initial public beta on December 12, 2007, allowing anyone to create a web app.

AppJet received funding from

Y Combinator in the summer of 2007.^[3] However, the project was closed on July 1, 2009 to focus on other businesses. AppJet was finally acquired by Google on December 4, 2009, for an undisclosed amount.^[4]

Programming tutorial

On August 14, 2008, AppJet released a programming tutorial aimed at a target audience of "absolute beginners".[5]

The tutorial used the AppJet IDE to provide a programming sandbox, allowing readers to experiment with sample code. This was one of the first online tutorials to embed an IDE, exposing a complete server-side web app framework inline with text.

Web software framework

"AppJet" refers to both the web application development platform and the

server-side JavaScript

framework that powers AppJet applications. This framework enables developers to code entire web applications using only one language, instead of having to use separate languages for server-side and client-side scripting.

Features

Free app hosting^[6] (discontinued)
Persistent storage (up to 50
Mebibyte, MiB)^[7]

Online IDE [8]
Custom domains^[9]
Forum^[10]

Updates

A major update to the site was a graphical change implemented on July 10, 2008.^[11]

References

^ "Appjet Inc". OpenCorporates. June 11, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
^ About AppJet Archived December 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Google Is Acquiring AppJet, The Company Behind EtherPad Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine
^ Google Redefines Realtime Collaboration with Appjet Purchase
^ Hello World! AppJet opens browser-based JavaScript school
^ AppJet Dev Guide: Hosting Archived April 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ AppJet Dev Guide: Persistent Storage Archived January 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ AppJet Dev Guide: IDE Archived April 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ AppJet Dev Guide: Custom Domains Archived May 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
^ http://appjet.com/forum^{[permanent dead link]}
^ changelog Archived September 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] "Appjet Inc". OpenCorporates. June 11, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2023.

[2] About AppJet Archived December 14, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Google Is Acquiring AppJet, The Company Behind EtherPad Archived 2009-12-07 at the Wayback Machine

[4] Google Redefines Realtime Collaboration with Appjet Purchase

[5] Hello World! AppJet opens browser-based JavaScript school

[6] AppJet Dev Guide: Hosting Archived April 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[7] AppJet Dev Guide: Persistent Storage Archived January 15, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[8] AppJet Dev Guide: IDE Archived April 19, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[9] AppJet Dev Guide: Custom Domains Archived May 15, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[10] ttp://appjet.com/forum^{[permanent dead link]}

[11] Archived September 28, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

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