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Flutter Cookbook

By : Simone Alessandria, Brian Kayfitz
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Book Image

Flutter Cookbook

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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

Android Studio

Android Studio is a mature and stable IDE. Since 2014, Android Studio has been promoted as the default tool for developing Android applications. Before that, you would have had to use a variety of plugins for legacy tools such as Eclipse. The biggest argument in favor of using Android Studio is that you already have it installed. In order to get the Android SDK, you have to download Android Studio.

To add the Flutter plugin, select the Android Studio menu, then select Preferences. Click on the Plugins tab to open the plugins marketplace. Search for Flutter and install the plugin. You will then be prompted to restart Android Studio:

Android Studio is a very powerful tool. At the same time, the program can seem intimidating at first, with all the panels, windows, and too many options to enumerate. You will need to spend a few weeks with the program before it starts to feel natural and intuitive. 

With all this power comes consequence: Android Studio is a very...