Announcing the First DEV Education Track: "Build Apps with Google AI Studio"

The moment is here! We recently announced DEV Education Tracks, our new initiative to bring you structured learning paths directly from industry experts.

Today, we're thrilled to launch our very first track in partnership with the team at Google AI. This track will guide you through Google AI Studio's new "Build apps with Gemini" feature, where you can turn a simple text prompt into a fully functional, deployed web application in minutes.

📖 Part 1: Follow the Expert Tutorial

Start with this comprehensive guide created by @dynamicwebpaige and @olivier_lacombe from the team at Google AI:

From prompt to deployed app in less than 2 minutes

Paige Bailey for Google AI ・ Jul 2

#webdev #programming #ai #gemini

You'll learn how to use the "Build apps with Gemini" feature from idea to deployment.

🤖 Part 2: Build Your Own App

After you've worked through the tutorial, it's time to put your new skills to the test!

Your assignment is to use the build feature in Google AI Studio to build an app that incorporates image generation with the Imagen API.

We encourage you to come up with your own apps, but here are some ideas if you need inspiration:

• RPG character portrait generator
• Fridge-photo based recipe generator
• On-demand coloring book generator
• Logo generator for business ideas

✏️ Part 3: Earn Community Recognition

Everyone who completes the track by sharing their assignments will earn the exclusive "Build Apps with Google AI" badge on their DEV profile!

Use our official submission template to share your assignment:

Share Your Project

Badge Design 😍

Our badge acts as a certificate of completion that you can highlight on your DEV profile. It'll look like this:

Badge Requirements

To earn your badge, your project submission post must:

• Use the "Build apps with Gemini" feature in Google AI Studio.
• Include the prompt you used to generate the app, and mention any other features you utilized.
• Include a link to your applet or fully deployed URL.
• Briefly describe your experience and what you learned.

Our team will review submissions on a rolling basis with badges awarded every few days. There's no deadline, so take your time and build something you're proud of!

A New Way to Learn

This inaugural track perfectly exemplifies our goal for DEV Education Tracks: to close the gap between discovering a new technology and building with it confidently. By partnering directly with the Google AI team, we're able to bring you an authoritative, hands-on guide to one of the most exciting new tools in AI development.

We can't wait to see what you create. Happy building! ❤️