For Google, the awkward part isn’t raw talent. A strong model can grab headlines, but developers don’t rebuild workflows for a leaderboard. They switch when a tool saves time, reduces cleanup, and survives real projects without becoming another tab to manage. Google has a useful stage though, as I O runs May 19 to 20 , and Google’s developer preview says the event will cover agentic coding and Gemini model updates. This puts the company’s AI ambitions directly in front
