Google recently launched Flutter, a new mobile UI framework that is quickly gaining popularity. Flutter is a declarative framework, which means that you tell Flutter what you want your app to look like, and Flutter figures out how to render it. This makes Flutter apps very fast and smooth, even on low-end devices.
Flutter has a number of advantages over other mobile UI frameworks, including:
- Fast and smooth performance: Flutter apps are known for their fast and smooth performance, even on low-end devices. This is because Flutter uses a declarative framework, which makes it very efficient.
- Native look and feel: Flutter apps look and feel like native apps, because they are rendered using the same underlying graphics APIs as native apps. This makes Flutter apps feel more natural and responsive to users.
- Cross-platform: Flutter apps can be built for Android, iOS, web, and desktop. This makes it a very versatile framework for building mobile and web apps.
- Easy to learn: Flutter is a relatively easy framework to learn, even for developers who are new to mobile development. This is because Flutter uses a lot of familiar concepts from other programming languages.
Flutter’s advantages over other mobile UI frameworks made it a promising new technology in 2017. As Flutter continues to mature, it is likely to become even more popular in the years to come.
- Flutter apps were more performant than apps built with other frameworks. This was because Flutter used a declarative framework, which made it more efficient.
- Flutter apps looked and felt more native than apps built with other frameworks. This was because Flutter used the same underlying graphics APIs as native apps.
- Flutter apps were easier to build than apps built with other frameworks. This was because Flutter was a relatively easy framework to learn and use.
I am particularly interested in Flutter’s cross-platform capabilities. I have a number of existing apps that I would like to port to other platforms, and Flutter could make this process much easier.
Dart – The Flutter Language
Flutter apps are written in the Dart programming language. Dart is a modern, object-oriented programming language that is designed to be concise and expressive. It is also a compiled language, which means that it is converted to machine code before it is executed. This makes Dart apps very fast and efficient.
In addition to Dart, Flutter also uses a small amount of C++ code. This code is used to provide low-level functionality, such as rendering graphics and accessing native APIs.
I am also excited about the potential of the Flutter community. Flutter is a relatively new framework, but the community is growing rapidly. This means that there are a lot of resources available to help developers learn Flutter and build great apps.
I am hopeful that the Flutter community will continue to grow in the coming future. I believe that Flutter has the potential to be a major player in the mobile development landscape.
I will definitely check and port my existing apps to Flutter in the near future. I am excited to see how Flutter performs and how it compares to other mobile UI frameworks.
You can further explore Flutter on it’s website.
Enjoy Mobile Development.