Automated testing

I ran some auto tests last night and then some more today. Got an exception after 10k messages last night, and after 5k during the day. Most likely just a blip in the Google service more than a bug. After loading up with messages, the search for tags and text is still fast, so it's looking good. I would still like to do some sort of concurrent users testing, but I'm not sure how viable that will prove to be.

I am concerned about that limits that Google places on App Engine, especially with regards to processing cycles and database storage (only 500 Mb). It is possible to buy more, so thats not the issue, it's the cost and working out a model so that I don't have to pay :) At medium usage, the database shouldn't fill up too fast, but if it goes viral I'm not sure about the costs, and if the increase in usage/ad dollars will cover it. Only 1 way to find out I guess ...

Tonight has mostly been research and trying to setup App Engine to point to my top level domain.

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