GAE skills are also be transferable anywhere. It's by far the quickest way to setup little reliable API's like the stripe liason service I built to send email alerts about transactions with secure links to the card numbers. There's only a few transactions a week, so App Engine is free.
It's also a great queuing service for running background tasks on an infrastructure that needs zero maintenance.
The cloud is the future and GAE greatly increases your power as a developer, so I'd say learning App Engine will make you a commodity rather than someone with unwanted skills.
It's also a great queuing service for running background tasks on an infrastructure that needs zero maintenance.
The cloud is the future and GAE greatly increases your power as a developer, so I'd say learning App Engine will make you a commodity rather than someone with unwanted skills.