Flutter

Hey everyone! I'm sure many of you have heard about Flutter, the open-source mobile UI framework from Google. I wanted to share with you some of my experiences with it and why I think it's such an amazing tool for developers.

What’s Flutter?

Flutter is an open source framework by Google for building beautiful, natively compiled, multi-platform applications from a single codebase.

Flutter transforms the app development process. Build, test, and deploy beautiful mobile, web, desktop, and embedded apps from a single codebase.

It uses the Dart programming language which makes coding easier than ever before, even if you're new to development or don't know much about coding in general. With its hot reload feature, changes can be made on the fly without having to restart your app every time - this really helps speed up development time! Additionally, since Flutter works across multiple platforms (iOS & Android) there is no need for separate codebases – meaning that once your app is ready it will run smoothly on both operating systems simultaneously.

Why Flutter?

The best part? You can create highly customized interfaces using widgets provided by Flutter’s library – giving users a truly unique experience while they use your apps! Plus there are tons of tutorials available online so learning how everything works isn't as difficult as one might think at first glance :)

Here are some of the best things about Flutter :

Only 1 code base.

Good layout methodolgy borrowed from responsive web

Very smooth and quick experience when running apps.

Works well with Firebase as a backend

Uses Dart, which is a really easy language to pick up

Uses Material Design out-of-the-box

Great docs & guides on the Flutter website

Firebase is a Google-owned backend service that offers tools to build scalable applications. it’s basically a set of hosting services for any type of application (Android, iOS, Javascript, Node.js, Java, Unity, PHP, C++ ...).

It offers NoSQL and real-time hosting of databases, content, social authentication (Google, Facebook, Twitter and Github), and notifications, or services, such as a real-time communication server.

if you want to know more about firebase, you can read my other post.

With Flutter, developers can easily integrate Firebase services like real-time database, storage, and authentication into their applications.

How Does Flutter Work?

The Flutter framework includes an engine, foundation library as well as widgets. The approach to mobile app development in Flutter is very distinctive because of its declarative UI, so developers simply need to start from the end. As a result, before starting the development process of some element, the coder/business owner needs to have a clear picture in mind of the UI requirements. Because developers can create the entire user interface by the combination of different widgets.

Flutter also allows professionals to create custom widgets. These widgets can be fused with the already existing ones later. In order to enhance the UX (user experience) developers need to enhance application capabilities. Flutter framework also provides several software packages to allow access to Firebase and Redux data warehouses.

Top Features of Flutter on Details

Now you know that Flutter is a popular mobile app development framework. Let’s move on and discover the top features or benefits of Flutter:

Open-source Platform – Flutter is an open-source platform for front-end development. It allows developers to convert ideas into beautiful app creations.

Hot Reload – Flutter offers a hot reloading feature which means the latest changes in the code are instantly available/visible. So developers don’t need to refresh the code to check the latest changes.

Rich Widgets – Flutter provides rich widgets for structural elements, stylistic elements, etc. hence, developers can create an elegant and expressive UI based on the client’s business model.

Single Code Base – In Flutter, developers don’t have to code differently for iOS or Android apps because it provides a single code base for cross-platform app development.

Google Firebase Support – Flutter also offers Google firebase support, especially for backend development.

Rapid App Development – Using Flutter, developers can easily and quickly develop apps with robust features.

Expressive Interfaces – In Flutter, developers can very effectively and effortlessly create expressive interfaces.

Faster Debug – Flutter has great features that allow developers to do faster development and debugging.

Easy Learning Curve – Flutter is a very easy framework to learn thus, a developer from any background can easily learn it.

Community Support – Flutter has a big community of developers to support.

Popular Apps By Flutter

Alibaba

Hamilton app

Google Ads app

Reflectly

Topline app

Conclusion

In conclusion, Flutter is a powerful mobile application development framework that offers unique features like natively compiled applications, a fast development cycle, and the widget tree that allows for efficient and flexible building of UIs. Its integration with Firebase makes it easier for developers to build scalable and robust applications. If you're looking to build mobile applications with a modern and efficient framework, Flutter is definitely worth checking out.

Let’s do a quick comparison between React JS and Flutter.

Flutter vs Reactjs – What is Better to Choose?

Although both ReactJS and Flutter are great for excellent UI development and designing still it highly depends on the requirements and usage. Both React and Flutter come with a lot of similarities such as building cross-platform apps using one codebase, hot reloading, excellent UI, awesome tooling, and React features. But, they do have their differences.

To choose the best among ReactJS and Flutter, there are three main points to consider. These points will help you better understand both and you can make a good decision.

From my side, i think Flutter is a bit more easier to learn and it’s overcomes React.JS on performance, but even tho, it’s popularity is still low compared to React for the past 12 months for a certain reason.

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on conclusion, the two technologies are so robust and fun to work with, choosing one of them will totally depend on your use case and your company’s preferences.