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Taking Flutter to the Web

By : Damodar Lohani
Book Image

Taking Flutter to the Web

By: Damodar Lohani

Overview of this book

Using a shared codebase in addition to an extensive range of tools in the Flutter ecosystem optimized for browsers, the Flutter framework has expanded to enable you to bring your mobile apps to the web. You’ll find out how web developers can leverage the Flutter framework for web apps with this hands-on guide. Taking Flutter to the Web will help you learn all about the Flutter ecosystem by covering the tools and project structure that allows you to easily integrate Flutter into your web stack. You’ll understand the concepts of cross-platform UI development and how they can be applied to web platforms. As you explore Flutter on the web, you'll become well-versed with using Flutter as an alternative UI platform for building adaptive and responsive designs for web apps. By the end of this Flutter book, you'll have built and deployed a complete Flutter app for the web and have a roadmap ready to target the web for your existing Flutter mobile apps.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
1
Part 1: Basics of Flutter Web
5
Part 2: Flutter Web under the Hood
9
Part 3: Advanced Concepts

To get the most out of this book

In order to get the most out of this book, you need to have some basic knowledge and understanding of programming.

We assume you have basic knowledge and understanding of the following:

  • Basic programming
  • Working with the command line
  • The Dart programming language
  • The Flutter framework

To gain the most benefits, it is always advised to practice by following along with the lessons. When the lesson is code-heavy, it is advised to keep calm and proceed one step at a time.

To follow along and run the codes provided for each chapter, you need to install Flutter. You can do so by following the official guide at https://docs.flutter.dev/get-started/install. To build and run Flutter and Dart on the web once they are installed, all you need is to install the Google Chrome browser.

If you are using the digital version of this book, we advise you to type the code yourself or access the code from the book’s GitHub repository (a link is available in the next section). Doing so will help you avoid any potential errors related to the copying and pasting of code.