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Open Internet says Google at Developer Day
6-19-2008 |
Over 650 web developers from around Australia were brought together for Google’s development day. |
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The event, which took place at Wharf 8, brought together more than 650 Web
developers from all around Australia.
“Developer Day 2008 has showcased
the tremendous potential for Australia and Australian developers,” said Alan
Noble, Google's Head of Engineering for Australia and New Zealand, in a
statement.
“Developers and Googlers took hold of the notion that the web
itself is truly the platform of the future: an open playing field where anyone
can build innovative applications,” he said.
Showcased at the event was a
host of Google’s developer products, including the OpenSocial API (application
programming interface) for the development of social applications, and Google’s
open mobile platform, the Android SDK.
Also discussed were tools such as
Google Earth API, YouTube API, Flash Maps API, Gears, Mapplets, Google Web
Toolkit and Google App Engine.
“The web is based on open standards and
open source software, and no single company controls it,” said Tom Stocky,
Google’s director of product management in a keynote address.
“Instead of
targeting proprietary platforms, developers can target the client they can be
sure every user has -- the web browser.”
“It's when you take all of our
contributions in aggregate that we're able to move the web forward as a
platform,” he said.
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