More migration resources

[wesley c]

Greetings long-time App Engine developers,

If you're running on Python 2, Java 6-8, Go 1.6-1.11, and PHP 5, we'd like to encourage you to consider upgrading to Python 3, Java 11, Go 1.12+, and PHP 7. The issue facing many of you is that moving to the next-gen App Engine platform involves two significant changes, so we understand why there has been some hesitancy:

1. Upgrading to a newer language version
2. Moving from bundled to unbundled/best-of-breed services

While Google can't help with the former, we can do something about the latter. Last month, my colleague announced a community-driven repo of migration samples. A few weeks ago, I introduced a series of codelab tutorials to give users hands-on experience migrating unbundled services, starting with Python as those developers have even greater challenges due to Python 3 not being backwards-compatible to Python 2. There is also content for those interested in containerizing their App Engine apps (for Cloud Run).

These are just a few steps we're taking to help existing users modernize their apps. Stay tuned for additional resources coming soon from the App Engine team.

Best regards,

--Wesley

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