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Flutter Cookbook

By : Simone Alessandria, Brian Kayfitz
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Book Image

Flutter Cookbook

4 (1)
By: Simone Alessandria, Brian Kayfitz

Overview of this book

“Anyone interested in developing Flutter applications for Android or iOS should have a copy of this book on their desk.” – Amazon 5* Review Lauded as the ‘Flutter bible’ for new and experienced mobile app developers, this recipe-based guide will teach you the best practices for robust app development, as well as how to solve cross-platform development issues. From setting up and customizing your development environment to error handling and debugging, The Flutter Cookbook covers the how-tos as well as the principles behind them. As you progress, the recipes in this book will get you up to speed with the main tasks involved in app development, such as user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design, API design, and creating animations. Later chapters will focus on routing, retrieving data from web services, and persisting data locally. A dedicated section also covers Firebase and its machine learning capabilities. The last chapter is specifically designed to help you create apps for the web and desktop (Windows, Mac, and Linux). Throughout the book, you’ll also find recipes that cover the most important features needed to build a cross-platform application, along with insights into running a single codebase on different platforms. By the end of this Flutter book, you’ll be writing and delivering fully functional apps with confidence.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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About Packt

Downloading Xcode

The iOS SDK comes bundled with Apple's IDE, Xcode. The best place to get Xcode is through the Apple App Store: 

  1. Press Command + Space to open Spotlight and then type in app store:

As an alternative, you can just click on the menu in the top-left corner of your screen and select App Store, but keyboard shortcuts are much more fun.

  1. After the App Store opens, search for Xcode and select Download:

Xcode is a rather large application, so it may take a while to download. While Xcode is installing, you can get some of the smaller tools that you'll need for development. Let's take a look at how to install these tools in the following sections.