Genkit → https://g.dev/ai/build-agentic-apps
Flutter → https://g.dev/flutter/build-for-any-screen
Go → https://g.dev/cloud/build-with-go
In this episode of The Agent Factory, Luke Schlangen sits down with Abdallah Shaban, Outbound Product Manager for Frameworks and Languages at Google Cloud. Together, they demystify Google’s generative AI and application developer ecosystem. You'll learn exactly where Genkit fits compared to ADK, Firebase AI Logic, and Antigravity, and why languages and frameworks like Go and Flutter are experiencing a massive surge of adoption in the age of AI agents.
From the physics of "painting pixels" on everything from Toyota cars and LG TVs to smartwatches, to how Go's strict simplicity makes it the perfect language for LLMs to generate and humans to verify, this episode is packed with full-stack architectural strategies. Finally, don't miss the rapid-fire round where Abdallah takes on controversial topics like the Go generics debate, agentic hot reload, and the future of multi-platform development.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - What is GenKit & when to use it?
03:26 - GenKit vs. ADK (Agent Developer Kit)
04:13 - Understanding GenKit flows & observability
05:27 - Bridging deterministic & non-deterministic code
06:21 - Structured iInputs & outputs (Zod & Semantic)
08:44 - Generative UI vs. structured output
14:51 - What is Flutter & why do developers use it?
18:10 - Pluggable platforms & Flutter on embedded devices
22:27 - Why Flutter is compounding value in the AI era
30:50 - Why Go is exploding in AI development
35:36 - Generics in Go & streaming AI responses
40:05 - Rapid fire round
45:03 - Outro & resources
More resources:
Genkit docs → https://g.dev/ai/build-agentic-apps
Flutter learn → https://g.dev/flutter/learn
Go tutorials → https://g.dev/cloud/get-started-with-go
Watch more The Agent Factory → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIivdWyY5sqK-S0U2-v8Ff9_Z1VvjCbyY
🔔 Subscribe to Google Cloud Tech → https://goo.gle/GoogleCloudTech
#GoogleCloud #Flutter #Golang #Genkit #AIAgents #GenerativeUI #TheAgentFactory
Speakers: Luke Schlangen, Abdallah Shaban
Products Mentioned: Google Genkit, Flutter, Dart, Go, Firebase AI Logic, Antigravity SDK
Flutter → https://g.dev/flutter/build-for-any-screen
Go → https://g.dev/cloud/build-with-go
In this episode of The Agent Factory, Luke Schlangen sits down with Abdallah Shaban, Outbound Product Manager for Frameworks and Languages at Google Cloud. Together, they demystify Google’s generative AI and application developer ecosystem. You'll learn exactly where Genkit fits compared to ADK, Firebase AI Logic, and Antigravity, and why languages and frameworks like Go and Flutter are experiencing a massive surge of adoption in the age of AI agents.
From the physics of "painting pixels" on everything from Toyota cars and LG TVs to smartwatches, to how Go's strict simplicity makes it the perfect language for LLMs to generate and humans to verify, this episode is packed with full-stack architectural strategies. Finally, don't miss the rapid-fire round where Abdallah takes on controversial topics like the Go generics debate, agentic hot reload, and the future of multi-platform development.
Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
01:50 - What is GenKit & when to use it?
03:26 - GenKit vs. ADK (Agent Developer Kit)
04:13 - Understanding GenKit flows & observability
05:27 - Bridging deterministic & non-deterministic code
06:21 - Structured iInputs & outputs (Zod & Semantic)
08:44 - Generative UI vs. structured output
14:51 - What is Flutter & why do developers use it?
18:10 - Pluggable platforms & Flutter on embedded devices
22:27 - Why Flutter is compounding value in the AI era
30:50 - Why Go is exploding in AI development
35:36 - Generics in Go & streaming AI responses
40:05 - Rapid fire round
45:03 - Outro & resources
More resources:
Genkit docs → https://g.dev/ai/build-agentic-apps
Flutter learn → https://g.dev/flutter/learn
Go tutorials → https://g.dev/cloud/get-started-with-go
Watch more The Agent Factory → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIivdWyY5sqK-S0U2-v8Ff9_Z1VvjCbyY
🔔 Subscribe to Google Cloud Tech → https://goo.gle/GoogleCloudTech
#GoogleCloud #Flutter #Golang #Genkit #AIAgents #GenerativeUI #TheAgentFactory
Speakers: Luke Schlangen, Abdallah Shaban
Products Mentioned: Google Genkit, Flutter, Dart, Go, Firebase AI Logic, Antigravity SDK