Developed by Google with the Dart programming language, Flutter is a software development kit. By adopting the open source philosophy, Google also received the support of giants such as Toyota, BMW, Ebay and Philips. Flutter, which started to take its place in the sector after a rapid crawling process, is used to develop many applications today.
With Flutter, 6 different platforms can be developed
Flutter was originally designed to develop applications for mobile devices such as Android and iOS with a single code structure. Now it continues its support for websites, desktop operating systems and embedded systems. Developing applications for multiple platforms with a single code structure means both time and cost savings.
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Dart is an object-oriented programming language, which was developed after JavaScript was not considered adequate and “a real programming language” by Google. Although Flutter and Dart seem like inseparable pairs, Flutter is misunderstood as a programming language. Flutter is a software development kit (SDK) while Dart is a programming language.
One of the biggest advantages of the Dart language is its ability to be translated into the native language of the system it works in. Thanks to this feature that gives Dart its versatility, we can predict that Dart may be one of the rising programming languages. Dart, which provides syntax similarity to languages such as C, C# and Java, provides a great advantage for programmers who have learned these languages before.
Flutter uses widget structure in interface design
Flutter consists almost entirely of what we call widgets. Everything, every build is designed as widget. Interface can be designed by using widgets in the widget and even dozens of widgets in the widget. Being able to write code quickly by editing these widgets, which are very flexible to use, is just one of the plus features of Flutter.
Native programming or cross programming?
Along with the developing technology, the hardware of today’s devices is being taken to the next level every time. These devices, which have increased performance, can easily handle applications that use excessive resources developed with cross programming. Taking up too much space is one of Flutter’s drawbacks. Although native programming is better, Flutter wants to close this gap with its fast code development and near native performance values.
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Effective applications can be developed for multiple platforms in a single code base by using Flutter, which includes a 2D rendering engine, and rich widgets with Material Design or Cupertino (iOS style) designs. Not content with that, Flutter also offers support for writing code with the programming languages used unique to the platform. This means that an application can be completed with 90 percent Dart language and the remaining 10 percent with platform-specific languages such as Kotlin and Swift, if desired.
Free resources
- The most up-to-date and best resource about Flutter is, of course, the documentation on its site. You can access this document at the following link: Flutter Documentation.
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There are channels that still produce basic content on Youtube, as well as channels where you can access free quality content. For medium and advanced quality content, you can visit HardwareAndro, the channel of Veli Bacik, who has Google Developer Expert (GDE) experience in the past.
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If you wish, you can access paid and free trainings according to their popularity from platforms such as Udemy. From the Flutter team, Dr. Angela Yu’s training sets may be suitable for beginners.
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