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Flutter Cookbook

Flutter Cookbook

By : Simone Alessandria, Brian Kayfitz
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Flutter Cookbook

Flutter Cookbook

4.2 (16)
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.
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How to choose a platform language for your app

Both iOS and Android are currently in the middle of a revolution of sorts. When both platforms started over 10 years ago, they used the Objective-C programming language for iOS, and Java for Android. These are great languages, but sometimes can be a little long and complex to work with.

To solve this, Apple has introduced Swift for iOS, and Google has adopted Kotlin for Android. To select these newer languages when creating an app, enter this command into your terminal:

flutter create \
--ios-language swift \
--android-language kotlin \
hello_modern_languages

Flutter will now create platform shells that use Swift and Kotlin. If you don't specify anything, Objective-C and Java will be chosen. You are also never locked into this decision. If later down the road you want to add some Kotlin or Swift code, there is nothing stopping you from doing so.

It's important to keep in mind that the majority of your time will be spent writing...

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