rapid prototyping with twitter bootstrap and google app engine
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Step by Step Rapid Prototyping with Google App Engine and Bootstrap
AARON WHITE@aaronwhite
Singular Goal: ValidationDoes anyone care about what I’m doing? What’s the easiest path to figure that out?
Boil it to the bare essentialsA good three-sentence customer value pitch is 1000x more valuable than any of the code you’ll write.
Talk is CheapThat’s a good thing... use it!
Landing Page TestsUnbounce
Not possible? Let’s code.Like martial arts, it’s a last resort (unless it’s for fun!)
TweetFavorI have a pain... is there a solution? Are there others who feel the pain like I do?
Google’s App Engine
Hosting
Scalable Data Store
App Layer
Multiple Language Support
Platform as a Service
Twitter’s Bootstrap
Sensible Design Defaults
Pleasant typographic baseline
Fixed & fluid layouts
Navigational components
Responsive design support
Getting Licensed(you only need to do these once)
Gmail account
Appspot.com account, install App Engine Tools
Github account, install Git Client
Text Editor (OSX? Sublime 2)
Pre-flight Checklist
Fork/clone ’gaebootstrapped’ starter project
Choose unique app name
Deploy to GAE
Iterate!
Architecture (MVC or bust)
Models.py
Managers.py
Controllers.py
Templates
Modeling
Business Logic
Page flows
Design
Finishing Touches
Custom Domain