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A bit off-topic, but I (as a non-native reader) find the "anti" in the name off-putting. Has it a special meaning beyond the (meta)physics or is Google just bad
by karussell 5mo ago
A bit off-topic, but I (as a non-native reader) find the "anti" in the name off-putting. Has it a special meaning beyond the (meta)physics or is Google just bad with naming?
- altairprime 5mo agoIt’s like Unobtanium but for productivity-increasement. “Antigravity helps your startup get off the ground” etc. Yawn.
- locusofself 5mo agoI assume it is just meant to imply light-weightness, either in the application itself or making you feel as though you can float / fly .
- easton 5mo agoI always thought it was a joke on the python xkcd: https://xkcd.com/353/ https://xkcd.com/353/ (Which, interestingly, also appears if you type “import antigravity” at the python repl).
- karussell 5mo agoNice, thank you! Seems the most plausible explanation to me now that I know it :)
- TacticalCoder 5mo ago> ... or is Google just bad with naming? I don't hate Google but they're really terribly bad at naming things. The whole "Google Apps for (your) Domain" / "G Suite" / "Google Workspace" was quite the SNAFU (still is). Then the Gemini CLI / no anti-gravity / no not anti-gravity either but yes anti-gravity CLI... Oh and just the word "anti-gravity" itself: let's look at Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-gravity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-gravity Notice the dash? Just picking a word where half of the people are going to write it with a dash and the other half won't is poor naming choice. And don't get me started on "Alphabet".
- antimirov 5mo agoWelcome to my life - my username is my actual surname :-D