This document discusses how to become a Flutter developer and grow your career in Flutter. It provides tips on effectively learning Flutter such as starting small, building projects incrementally, and getting feedback. It also discusses how to become a full-time Flutter developer like joining a Flutter group, building a portfolio, and pitching Flutter solutions to employers. The document highlights best practices for Flutter app development including clean architecture, separation of concerns, and limiting dependencies. It also shares thoughts on future job trends and developing skills like creativity that will remain valuable as AI advances. Resources for learning Flutter are provided.

1. A Flutter Journey:
Journey towards becoming a Flutter Developer
Growing Your Career as a Flutter Developer: Internship
& Job Trends in India and the World
GDSC IIST (Indore Institute of Science and
Technology)
Roman Jaquez
Flutter GDE / Google Cloud Certified Architect
GDG Lawrence Lead Organizer / Northeast Mentor
@drcoderz

2. Roman Just Codes
Subscribe and Follow:
YouTube Channel
https://tinyurl.com/roman-just-codes-yt
Twitch Live Streaming
https://twitch.tv/romanjustcodes
Portfolio Site
https://romanjustcodes.web.app
Twitter
@drcoderz

3. I Love Flutter
Snapchat Lens
https://tinyurl.com/flutter-dash-lens

4. Audience Prompt:
After work / studies, do you...?
+1 - Work on a side project
+2 - Just relax, forget about coding
+3 - A bit of both
+4 - Other things

9. Ambient
Computing

12. How to Learn
Flutter
Effectively

13. How to learn Flutter effectively
Sorry, there are
no shortcuts!
BUT!...

14. ● Start small
○ i.e. Master Widgets and UI Layout, THEN BLoC, or
Riverpod
● Put something out there, iterate, get feedback, increment -
RINSE AND REPEAT
● Avoid over-engineering
● Mix videos, tutorials and codelabs
How to learn Flutter effectively (cont.)

15. BUILD,
BUILD,
BUILD
How to learn Flutter effectively (cont.)

22. How to Become a
Full-Time
Flutter Developer

24. Become an Advocate /
Self-proclaimed
Flutter Evangelist
How to become a Full-Time Flutter Developer

25. ● Join a Flutter group
● Create your own!
● Invest time, put the work
How to become a Full-Time Flutter Developer

26. ● Build your portfolio
● Github
● StackOverflow
● Contributions to the Community
How to become a Full-Time Flutter Developer

27. ● Pitch it to your team
● Demo / prototype
● Pros and Cons vs Your existing solution
How to become a Full-Time Flutter Developer

29. Best Practices on
Developing
Flutter Apps

30. DO NOT
MARRY A
PACKAGE or
AN APPROACH!
Rather, treat every
project differently, while
Implementing core principles

31. ● Implement Clean Architecture
● Implement Separation of Concerns
● Implement Widget Composition
● Limit the number of dependencies
● Do not overengineer your apps
Best Practices on Developing Flutter Apps

32. Clean Architecture in Flutter

33. Divide your
App
Structure
Into
Features

34. Job Trends in 2023
● Automation
● AI
● Digital Marketing
● Cybersecurity

35. Develop
T-shaped
Skills

36. Build Tech Skills Quickly
Through
Micro-credentials
BUT DON’T FORGET
TO BUILD STUFF AROUND THAT
SKILL TO PUT IT TO PRACTICE!!

37. Let’s address the elephant in the room ;)
ChatGPT and
Generative AI

38. Two essential skills for staying ahead of AI and
thriving in tech space:
Creativity and
Innovation

39. How you think
might be worth more
than what you know.

40. Leadership will never be replaced by AI
Put yourself in real-life
scenarios to practice
giving and receiving
feedback

41. To develop these skills:
“Emotional”
Pushups

45. https://flutter.dev/
https://dartpad.dev/
https://www.flutterbyexample.com/
https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/material/Icons-class.html
https://blog.cleancoder.com/uncle-bob/2012/08/13/the-clean-architecture.html
Free Courses / Labs
https://www.udacity.com/course/build-native-mobile-apps-with-flutter--ud905
https://google.dev/pathways/beta/intro-to-flutter
https://codelabs.developers.google.com/?cat=Flutter
Flutter Badges (Cloud Boost Skills)
Flutter Development
Flutter Codelabs
From my portfolio site
Samples
https://github.com/flutter/samples/blob/master/INDEX.md
https://flutter.github.io/samples/#/
Resources

46. Resources (cont.)
Roman Just Codes
https://tinyurl.com/rjc-on-youtube
Portfolio
https://romanjustcodes.web.app/