Coding in VSCode vs. Google Antigravity: A Developer's Honest Take Two editors. Two philosophies. One very opinionated comparison. So you've heard the buzz about Google Antigravity. Maybe you saw the announcement drop alongside Gemini 3 in November 2025 and thought, "Should I actually switch from my trusty VSCode setup?" I had the same thought. Then I spent a few weeks using both — seriously, back to back, on real projects — and here's what I found. Spoiler: this isn't a simple "X is better" post. It's more complicated than that. And honestly, more interesting. The Baseline: VSCode Is Still the GOAT of Familiarity Let's be real — Visual Studio Code has earned its crown. After years of extensions, themes, keybindings, and deeply personal .settings.json files, VSCode feels like home. It's fast, deeply customizable, and the extension ecosystem is genuinely unmatched. With GitHub Copilot, Copilot Chat, or even a self-hosted Ollama integration, VSCode has gotten really good at AI-assisted coding.…