Can Google App Engine be used for massively parallel computation?

Question

In approximately March 2011 I tested GAE (the Java version) as a potential platform for a massively parallel computation. The date is relevant because GAE is evolving all t

Answer 1

App Engine really isn't designed for use as a backend for huge computing jobs - it's designed for fast efficient serving of scalable sites (and APIs, for that matter). What it does isn't optimized around what you're trying to achieve.