Why You should consider learning Flutter.
In this write up I'm going to discuss about the Flutter SDK and why developers should use it.
A brief Introduction to flutter.
Flutter was developed by google in 2017 and launched in 2018. It is an opensource and free UI framework that allows developers to build beautiful and natively compiled application for cross or multiple platforms from a single codebase.
This means that developers can use flutter to design beautiful UI mobile applications that can run on both Android ,IOS , Web and desktop from a single codebase.
Flutter is based on the Dart Programming language which is an Object Oriented Language that was developed by Google in 2011.
NB: Flutter is not a programming Language but a software Development Kit(SDK) that uses the Dart Programming Language to create apps for multiple platforms.
ADVANTAGES OF LEARNING AND USING FLUTTER AS A DEVELOPER.
-Flutter has made mobile application development Cheaper: In the days before Flutter , Developers using languages such as swift, Java etc. had to build separate apps using separate codes for different platforms , This meant that building of applications was time consuming and required a huge amount of workforce. But with the introduction of flutter applications are built for multiple platforms from a single codebase. This reduces the timeframe and workforce required to build an app.
-The reduction of the workforce required to launch an app makes communication between mobile developers easier and since they are working on a single codebase, hence there is synchronization of the features of the applications on the different platforms.
-Applications developed with flutter easily integrate with different platforms seamlessly and runs quickly despite running from a single codebase. This also helps to give the different applications on the different platforms a uniform look.
-Flutter which uses the Dart programming language is relatively easy to learn especially in comparison to other languages for mobile applications such as React native and Java.
-Another advantage in using the Flutter SDK is its hot reload feature in which changes made by a developers codes reflects immediately without having to restart the application. this makes application testing and bug fixes easier and faster for developers.
-Native features: Flutter gives developers access to native features through third party integrations.
-Screen Adaptability: Flutter apps can be designed to adapt to various screen sizes making flutter apps to be adaptable to various phone sizes and tablets.
NB: while flutter is good for building applications for mobile applications for multiple platforms it is not 100% advisable to build applications for web with Flutter, as it is not 100% compatible in building web applications and mobile applications built with flutter usually have major challenges such as navigation and speed.
CONCLUSION
The flutter framework is good for developing high quality mobile applications for multiple platforms, and as an open source SDK , it is free and easy to learn by developers with or without prior knowledge of coding.