TEN BENEFITS OF FLUTTER
Flutter has been a buzzword in the mobile application world for a couple of years. Well, it has lived up to the hype. The software development kit is used to build artistic User Interfaces(UI). The critical feature of Flutter is to present the pixels of UI in all platforms — mobile, web and desktop. Yep, there are no limits. Developers around the world have chosen Flutter to complete their vision. Application with a broad user base like Google Ads, Google Pay, Alibaba Group’s Xianyu, Nubank, eBay Motors
has already shifted their codebase to Flutter. There must be benefits to work on Flutter. Let’s find some of them:-
Native app development(cross-platform)
Multiple widgets
Compatible with various code editors
Flutter community
Live reload and restart
The richness of dart and bundle of packages
Documentation
Performance
Open-source
Beautiful UI and easy to implement UX
- Native App Development
Flutter codebase is useful for both Android and iOs. Flutter has shown that the focus is more on the application than the platform it is based. Moreover, you can make different changes to Android and ios without affecting the other. The rendering engine never fails to support in making the application run smoothly on both platforms. Flutter Web and Desktop have been significant upgrades given by the Flutter team.
2. Multiple Widgets
The code idea to build an application with Flutter is to make multiple widgets that combine into the stellar User Interface(UI) that the user wants. The Flutter team came up with first the widget named Material Design. The components in Material Design are brought together to create a User Interface(UI). Developers can make their widgets too.
3. Hot Reload and Restart
The process of making an application must go on at a certain speed. Although, developers have been hectic in developing mobile applications because of the time consumed in converting the code to real-time application. Flutter has eased down significant tension among developers by bringing hot reload and hot restart. Hot reload speeds up the process and displays errors in no time which affects the User Interface(UI). Even if it’s a full app reload, it gets done in no time.
4. Documentation
Documentation has always been the first mentor to a developer who is trying to learn any new language or skill. Flutter has clear and detailed documentation that helps developers in their journey of making applications. Flutter has divided its documentation into several parts. Such as different types of widgets, backend, testing. Moreover, to make learning more fun, they have included cookbooks and a special show dedicated to Flutter. The boring flutter development show is quite popular among developers.
5. Open source
Open source has been a significant driving part in the advancement of our tech world. Flutter has been an open-source project since it’s release. Google always welcomes the changes requested by the flutter community. The repository of Flutter in github.com has a section called Projects; in this section, they list out all the updates and issues they are working on. Flutter 1.22 is the latest version.
6. Dart
Dart, which is also made by Google, is a language specially built for the optimization and customization of User Interface(UI). Dart is quite familiar to learn and use because it is based on OOP(Object Oriented Programming) concepts. Dart is well suited with the frontend and backend of the code; it has shown significant contributions in the making of Flutter web integrated with Javascript.
7. Performance
Tremendous results due to extreme performance. The factors which give such kinds of performances can be seen with the naked eye — first, dart, which easily converts to the native code. Moreover, Flutter has its own widgets which can be on different platforms in no time.
8. User Interface
Flutter serves its main motive very well, Yes, to make colorful and efficient User Interfaces(UI). From its small button to the texture of the design, the framework has covered all the minute but essential parts which help us in the creative process of making an application.
9. Flutter Community
A vast and friendly flutter community serves to help every flutter developer in their endeavor. Several meetups and discussion forums help the community to grow.
10. Compatible with various code editors
It is compatible with various editors such as Android Studio, IntelliJ, and VSCode. Flutter is very easy to set up in any of the editors. It does give us the option to use it with a terminal or via shortcuts.
Written by Rajan Panchal
