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Is Flutter Facing its End?
Is Flutter Still Fulfilling its Purpose at Google?
Let me begin by apologizing if the title rubbed you the wrong way. I’ve always been a fan of Google’s products, especially their efforts in mobile development.
When it comes to popular cross-platform mobile development frameworks like Xamarin, React Native, and Flutter, my preference leans strongly towards Flutter. This preference is partly due to Google’s involvement and partly due to the growing popularity of Flutter, as evidenced by recent statistics on Stack Overflow questions asked.
However, there has been an unexpected development recently: Google has laid off teammates from the Flutter and Dart teams (source). This came as a surprise to me and prompted me to ponder the possible reasons behind it.
It doesn’t appear to be a broad restructuring, as it seems to have affected only specific areas. This suggests a prioritization of investments and a gradual divestment strategy, as indicated by Google spokesperson Alex García-Kummert: “As we’ve said, we’re responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and…
