What is Flutter

Flutter is a framework for developing apps for different platforms, conceived by Google and first published in late 2018 as an open source project. Flutter offers a large set of standard user interface (UI) libraries from Android and iOS, but is also suitable for developing traditional web or desktop applications.

The applications developed with Flutter have the appearance of the typical apps of the system they are intended for, behaving like the latter, without the programmer having to pay attention to the peculiarities of the system itself.

Among the main advantages of using Flutter in mobile application development:

• Faster development times

Flutter is easy to use and offers a faster means of developing mobile applications. If you want a framework that is not only feature rich but also fast, Flutter is what you need. Hot Reload allows you to instantly see the changes on your device. Using hot charging, it only takes a few moments before a new function can be added to the list. It can also be used to fix bugs and bring experimentation to the table. Other key features that help developers make development faster include customizable widgets, shorter application development cycles, and so on. Not only does it work well and maintain the balance between the developer and the designer, but both can also cooperate without being overwhelmed.

• One code - two platforms

If you are using Flutter, there is no need to code for two platforms, namely iOS and Android. You only need to write code once, and you are ready to go. This also means less testing and better quality assurance for the final product. However, if your two applications are different in features or user interface, then they need to be tested differently.

• Easy to learn and master

Another essential aspect that has made this framework successful is the simplicity with which it is easy to master. The current generation of frameworks must understand that no developer wants to go through tons of documentation to get simple things right. Flutter does it and does it well. Offers an easy learning curve. This invites new developers and helps them adopt the framework in their work.

• Plugins

Flutter comes with tons of plugins. This simplifies the mobile application development process and ensures that functions can be added without having to write them from scratch. The good news is that you get tons of tools, widgets, plugins, and packages. All of these can be customized according to your needs. For example, you can easily add Android material design using the embedded material theme. In short, you get a lot of things to play with and experiment with.

• Amazing performance

Flutter offers great performance out of the box as it is built on C ++, C, Skia and Dart. This means that performance is on par with native code when compiled. There is no need for an interpreter. Overall, it overcomes the drawback of the hybrid framework and ensures optimal performance.

Other mobile frameworks I work with

Flutter isn't the only mobile device framework I work with when developing applications