Flutter is a Google-developed cross-platform framework that utilizes the Dart programming language, enabling mobile, web, and desktop app development with a single codebase. It has seen consistent improvements and adoption by major companies like Alibaba and BMW, focusing on enhancing developer experience and app performance. The presentation includes insights on Flutter's architecture, state management options, and popular libraries for building applications.

1. Flutter 101
Abel Anderson
GDSC Tech Lead
October 21 2022 | 1:30pm - 2:30pm
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2. What is Flutter?
At a Glance
● Framework Created by Google
● Cross-platform (Mobile, Web, Desktop)
● Uses the Dart Programming Language

3. Flutter Throughout the
Years
2015 2017 2020 2021 2022
Flu er unveiled Major improvements to iOS Linux & MacOS suppo
Version 1.0 release O cially suppo s web

4. ● Easy adoption
● Single codebase
● Faster development
● High level of customization
Features

5. ● Best used for Cross-platform apps
● Hard to find support for low-level features
● Companies that use Flutter:
■ Alibaba
■ Google Pay
■ BMW
■ Stadia
■ Ebay
Real Life Applications

6. ● Improving Developer experience
● Stabilizing Desktop & Web Support
● Upgrading the Material Library to Support Material 3
● Improving Dart, reducing Jank, etc.
Future Development

7. Demo Time!

8. An Overview
● Flutter is a single threaded Framework
● Isolates create a completely separate thread
● Isolates cannot communicate with the app directly
Multithreading

9. ● flutter_bloc / flutter_cubit
■ State management
● Hive
■ No SQL Database
● path_provider, permission_handler, cached_network_image
● And many, many, more…
Popular Libraries
And their uses…

10. Questions?
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