Hands-on with Google Antigravity IDE: Building a Custom Google Earth in Hours
jason_mayes · x · 2026-08-01
A developer shared their hands-on experience using Google's new Antigravity IDE paired with the Gemini model. In an initial test, they successfully built their own incarnation of Google Earth in just a couple of hours.
While the first version was amazing, they noticed a few UX issues. They spent a few more hours fixing these problems and adding brand new features to the application.
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