Flutter for beginners : cross-platform mobile development from hello, world! to app release with Flutter 3.10+ and Dart 3.x / Thomas Bailey, Alessandro Biessek ; foreword by Trevor Wills.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bailey, Thomas, author.

Biessek, Alessandro, author.

Contributor:

Wills, Trevor, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Flutter.

Dart (Computer program language).

Smartphones--Programming.

Smartphones.

Application software--Development.

Application software.

Programming languages (Electronic computers).

Software frameworks.

Cross-platform software development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (406 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

3rd edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing Ltd., 2023.

Summary:

There have been many attempts at creating frameworks that are truly cross-platform, but most struggle to create a native-like experience at high-performance levels. Flutter achieves this with an elegant design and a wealth of third-party plugins, solidifying its status as the future of mobile app development. If you are a mobile developer who wants to create rich and expressive native apps with the latest Google Flutter framework, this book is for you. You’ll start with the basics of cross-platform development frameworks, specifically Flutter. You’ll then explore the Dart programming language which is the foundation of the Flutter framework. Next, you’ll get a feel for Flutter and how to create your first app, followed by an exploration of the various popular plugins that supplement the Flutter framework. Finally, you’ll explore testing and app release, including some common glitches that you may experience. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to create and release a basic Flutter app along with gaining a solid understanding of the Flutter framework and Dart language.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Learning the Core Concepts

Chapter 1: What Is Flutter and Why Should I Use It?

Technical requirements

What is Flutter?

Backed by Google

Fuchsia OS and Flutter

Dart

One code base to rule them all

Open source framework

Hello Flutter

a first glimpse of Flutter

Installing Flutter

Development environment

Hello world!

Widgets, widgets, everywhere

Flutter rendering

Flutter

rendering by itself

Composability

Immutability

Everything is a widget

Building and running Flutter

Debug mode

Release mode

Profile mode

Supported platforms

The pubspec.yaml file

Running the generated project

Summary

Chapter review questions

Further reading

Chapter 2: An Introduction to Dart

Getting started with Dart

The evolution of Dart

How to run Dart

Introducing the structure of the Dart language

Hands-on with Dart

Variables and data types

Variable declaration

Null safety

Built-in types

final and const

dynamic and using 'as'

Dart operators

Control flows and looping

if/else

while and do-while loops

for loops

break and continue

switch

Hands-on, continued

Functions and methods

Function parameters

Questions

Chapter 3: Flutter versus Other Frameworks

Native development

Developer skillset

Project management

Defect reports

Performance

Platform features

Hot reload

User experience

App size

New platforms

Retired platforms

Development resources

Overview

Cross-platform frameworks

React Native

Xamarin

Cordova

Framework popularity

The Flutter community

Events

News and discussion

Resources

Flutter strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Live Flutter apps

Chapter 4: Dart Classes and Constructs

Object orientation in Dart

Objects and classes

Other OOP artifacts

Encapsulation

Inheritance and composition

Abstraction

Polymorphism

Functions as objects

Understanding classes in Dart

Class structure

Constructors

Class inheritance

Abstract classes

Interfaces

Mixins

Files and imports

The enum type

Using generics

When and why to use generics

Asynchronous programming

Dart Futures

Dart Isolates

Part 2: Building a Basic Flutter App

Chapter 5: Building Your User Interface through Widgets

Stateful/stateless widgets

Stateless widgets

Stateful widgets

Inherited widgets

The widget key property

Built-in widgets

Display widgets

User interaction widgets

Layouts

Advanced widgets (gestures, animations, and transformations)

Further reading

Notes:

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

9781837630387

1837630380

OCLC:

1405849435