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By Mike Marchak, Google Developer TeamBefore looking back on this past year, we'd like to thank the developer community for your involvement and enthusiasm in 2008. Without you none of our accomplishments would've been possible and coming to work would not have been nearly as rewarding or exciting.
In 2008 the developer team at Google made it significantly easier for developers to build increasingly sophisticated web apps. Looking back, some of the most notable events from the last year include the
App Engine launch,
GWT 1.5 launch,
Chrome launch,
AJAX Language API launch,
AJAX Libraries API launch and the
broad adoption of OpenSocial.
We also worked hard to make it simple to integrate and extend Google applications through the launch of the
You Tube API,
Visualization API,
Maps for Flash API,
Finance API and
Custom Search API.
We were also really happy to participate in the
Open Handset Alliance where we saw the announcement of the
Android Developer Challenge winners, the
Android 1.0 SDK launch, and the first app downloads in the
Android Market.
Our favorite part of 2008, however, was interacting with you at
Google I/O and at
Developer Days. These events allowed us to meet inspirational developers in 15 countries around the world who are building fantastic applications.
In 2009, we look forward to building products to make the web better and that let you, the developer community, build better apps on the web. We are already excited about seeing you at events next year.
Happy Holidays from the Google Developer Team.
