The world of mobile development is constantly evolving to give something new to consumers. As coding becomes a fast-paced race to see who is going to end up on top of the application charts. The base for writing those codes is developing too.
Phone hardware is constantly evolving to be faster, smoother, stronger but for applications running on them to be the same, frameworks are also becoming highly competitive. Everyone is in the race to achieve cross-platform integration via their frameworks. Even after all these years, native mobile applications are considered to have the best performance. Every additional platform on the other hand just adds to the cost of development and requires more developers and resources. What is Flutter? Flutter is Google’s answer to all the developer's woes. It is a UI toolkit that assists in creating stunning natively compiled applications. It is a complete package with a framework, widgets, and tools. It is an easier way to build and deploy attractive, fast mobile applications on both android and iOS platforms. Flutter Architecture There are four major components to Flutter
Distinctive Features Some features truly set Flutter apart from its competitors
Pros and Cons Of Flutter Just like any other programming framework, there are multiple pros and cons associated with Flutter. Let's take a deep dive into these differences and understand what Flutter truly brings to the table. Faster Coding From a development point of view, Flutter is fast and dynamic. The hot reload function that it carries enables developers to see changes that they have made in real-time. Since the changes are visible to everyone it is easier to add new features, experiment and fix any bugs that may appear. Hot reload has also made this a highly collaborative framework to bridge the gap that exists between the developers and designers. Not to say that there are no limitations to the hot reload function but this is a great start. Cross-Platform Integration The crowning jewel of our dear Flutter has to be the cross-platform integration it provides. You write one code, but run it flawlessly over multiple platforms. This is possible because Flutter is platform-independent. It has its own widgets and designs to create all-inclusive codes. Shorter Testing Period One code is great as the testing period also drastically reduces. Quality checks, in turn, become faster and the developers are required to write the automatic tests only once. This makes the whole development process from ideation to execution much faster. Faster Overall Application The programming language is the reason behind the speed here. Flutter is Dart based, an object-oriented and strongly typed language. It bears resemblance to React Native, with a programming style that is reactive and declarative. This improves app startup times and core performance. Dart uses an Ahead of Time (AOT) and Just-in-Time (JIT) compilation which improves the workflow. No UI Adaptability Issues The app that you design will look the same across different versions of Android and iOS systems. The older operating systems will run your application at no additional costs attached. Native Feature Access Flutter allows you to reuse your existing Java, Objective-C and Swift code to allow you access to native features and SDKs across platforms. Most native functions need native language to grant access and Flutter ensures you have it. MVP Compatible The world runs on money, and if it is a Minimum Viable Product that you want to show your investors in a very short period of time. Flutter is your answer. A Flutter application has the potential to look and feel like a native application on both android and iOS platforms. This gives a chance to showcase your product in the best possible light. Cons A point to note is that Flutter is still new and fresh. It is still in the developmental phase and like anything else, it too is experiencing growing pains. Libraries and Support Issues Flutter is backed by Google and has an impressive library with countless functionalities. But the fact is that it is still a new entrant and there are moments when not all needed functionalities can be found in the existing libraries. This can lead to some developers having to create them from scratch which can be time-consuming. Flutter support is growing at a rapid pace and this issue will soon be resolved too. Mobile Bound As a framework Flutter is mobile-only at this point in time and there are no web browsers supported by it. This makes the whole application difficult to deploy on any other medium except mobiles. Depending on what your application is trying to achieve. This can be a rather pressing matter. Integration Issues It is not the most widely supported platform out there and popular CI platforms like Travis and Jenkins haven’t yet extended support to it. To counter these developers need to use and maintain custom scripts to achieve automatic testing, building, and deployment. Google has poured significant resources into developing Flutter and that is unmissable. Apart from cross-platform integration with iOS and Android, Flutter also supports Google Fuchsia which is thought to be androids successor. Developing in Flutter is the best option if you take into account all factors including the most important like time and money. It contains the perfect toolkit to help create a clean, high-performance application with special emphasis on your custom needs and requirements. So, Flutter with certainty just might be the development breakout we’re looking for.
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