Business and developers these days need to critical choices on their selection of technology for software development. They are constantly testing different technology that can be used to develop great applications for multiple platforms at the quickest possible time. Among these technologies, there is Flutter which has distinguished itself lately.
What is Flutter?
Flutter is Google’s UI toolkit for building beautiful, natively compiled applications for mobile, web and desktop from a single codebase (flutter.dev).
Flutter started off as a cross-platform mobile development SDK for building android and iOS applications which were released in 2017. But it has been developed into a full-blown SDK for Mobile, Web, Desktop and Embedded system applications.
Why you should use Flutter for your next app
These are some of my reasons why you need to start using Flutter your next mobile application.
1. Fast development
With Flutter “hot reload” feature, we can make a change and see it straight in the app without losing the current application state. It reduces the hassle of reloading every time there is a change in the code with equate to a reduction in development time.
2. Native apps for Android and IOS with one codebase
With Futter, you have the advantage of developing a high performance, native experience app for Android and iOS. Flutter comes with some widgets that make it easier for developers to build Android and iOS applications that look exactly like a native.
Flutter runs on Android Jelly Bean or newer and on iOS 8 or newer.
3. High Performance
Unlike React Native which requires a Javascript bridge to communicate with the native part of the application, Flutter application is compiled ahead-of-time and built directly into native ARM code, which eliminates any lag in performance.
4. Ideal for startup MVPs
Want to show an MVP(Minimum Viable Product) to your investor in no time? Flutter is the right tool for you. It eliminate the need to develop for Android and iOS separately and it's very easy for developers to create beautiful applications
5. Using Dart as a Programming Language
One of the reasons why developers love Flutter and prefer it over other tools is Dart. During the inception of Flutter, the Flutter Developer evaluated more than a dozen languages, and picked Dart due to the reasons which include but not limited to:
- Dart is AOT (Ahead Of Time) compiled to fast, native code.
- Dart can also be JIT (Just In Time) compiled for exceptionally fast development cycles.
- Dart makes it easier to create smooth animations and transitions that run at 60fps.
- Dart allows Flutter to avoid the need for a separate declarative layout language like JSX or XML.
- Dart is particularly easy to learn because it has features that are familiar to users of both static and dynamic languages.
6. A bunch of customizable kit of Widgets
Flutter comes with a lot of customizable widgets for Android (Material Widgets) and iOS (Cupertino Widgets) which help developers create mobile applications that look and feel like a native app build with Kotlin and Swift.
7. Continuous Support from the Flutter team & Flutter Community
Flutter has a robust. I have been working with Flutter for almost three years, and I have gotten enough support from the Flutter community on Telegram, Slack, Twitter, Github, and Stackoverflow.
Conclusion
Considering the significance of Flutter in terms of the future of Android app development, Flutter is a great choice for android development.
So would you choose Flutter for your next Mobile App Development? Let’s discuss in the comments below!
