| AppJet, Inc. | |
| Screenshot Size: | 300px |
| Url: | (redirects to google.com) |
| Commercial: | Yes |
| Location: | San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Type: | Web startup |
| Language: | English |
| Registration: | Yes |
| Owner: | |
| Launch Date: | December 12, 2007 |
| Current Status: | Discontinued |
AppJet, Inc.[1] was a website that allowed users to create web-based applications on a client web browser. AppJet was founded by three MIT graduates, two of whom were engineers at Google, before starting AppJet.[2] They launched their initial public beta on December 12, 2007, allowing anyone to create a web app.
AppJet received funding from Y Combinator in the summer of 2007.[3] However, the project was closed on July 1, 2009 to focus on other businesses. AppJet was finally acquired by Google on December 4, 2009, for an undisclosed amount.[4]
On August 14, 2008, AppJet released a programming tutorial aimed at a target audience of "absolute beginners".[5]
The tutorial used the AppJet IDE to provide a programming sandbox, allowing readers to experiment with sample code. This was one of the first online tutorials to embed an IDE, exposing a complete server-side web app framework inline with text.
"AppJet" refers to both the web application development platform and the server-side JavaScript framework that powers AppJet applications. This framework enables developers to code entire web applications using only one language, instead of having to use separate languages for server-side and client-side scripting.
A major update to the site was a graphical change implemented on July 10, 2008.[11]