Issue 86 - Flutter Tap Weekly Newsletter
Flutter Tap
Subscriber thank you for subscribing to Flutter Tap, I created this newsletter to keep track of all the news, tutorials, tools and, articles of Flutter development. I hope you enjoy it!.
If you have any ideas for this newsletter please send me a DM on Twitter @fluttertap. And if you can please share the newsletter with your friends.
If you have any work offer for Flutter or mobile developers send me the link and I will publish it next week.
Newsletter Issue 86 - May 24, 2021
Remember to comment, rate, claps, or any other recognition you want to give to those who write these fantastic articles, tutorials, packages, and videos.
If you have any remote conference about Flutter or Dart that you want me to share, please send a message on Twitter @fluttertap. Also, if you have any important messages, I will do my best to share them. We have to help each other in this situation.
Are you building something in Flutter this month? Please share it with me on twitter @fluttertap.
I would like to give thanks to Stream for being this monthâs Sponsor of Flutter Tap.
Articles
After Google I/O we have a lot of news. Letâs get to it.
The biggest news this week is that Flutter 2.2 itâs here! According to the latest report from SlashData, Flutter is now the most popular framework for cross-platform development. With over 200,000 apps in the Play Store, big companies such as BMW, SHEIN, Toyota, Canonical, Samsung, Sony, among others, have adopted Flutter.
Announcing Flutter 2.2 at Google I/O 2021. Flutter 2.2 is the best version of Flutter yet, with updates that make it easier than ever for developers to monetize their apps through in-app purchases, payments, and ads; to connect to cloud services and APIs that extend apps to support new capabilities. Also, tooling and language features allow developers to eliminate a whole class of errors, increase app performance and reduce package size.
Announcing Dart 2.13. New type aliases with additional support for any existing type, new features in Dart FFI, smaller footprint, official Docker support, and Functions Framework for Dart. Check it out!
Flutter SDK will be ready for the new âMaterial Youâ design language. This is excellent news! Material You design language was announced on Google I/O, and Flutter is getting ready to bring full support for it. Actually, there is already a NavigationBar widget submitted for approval with Material You support.
Samsung is working to port Googleâs Flutter SDK to Galaxy Watch and other Tizen devices. Samsung is working to make it possible for developers to create apps for Galaxy Watch, Smart TVs, and more Tizen devices with Googleâs Flutter SDK.
Tools
Monarch. Monarch is a tool for Flutter developers. It makes building beautiful apps a simpler and faster experience.
Dockerâs Dart Official Image. While Dart has provided Docker images for years, these new Dart images are tested and validated by Docker to follow best practices. They also support ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation, which can dramatically reduce the size of built containers and can improve the speed of deployment in container environments.
Tutorials
Flutter 2.2: Creating your first Universal Windows Program (UWP) with Flutter. A fantastic tutorial by Xuan Han Tan on creating the base for a UWP Windows app with Flutter.
How Itâs Made: I/O Photo Booth. Amazing tutorial by Very Good Ventures Team on how they created the web app for Google I/O photobooth.
sponsored
Add chat to your Flutter application in a matter of minutes! Check out version 2 of Streamâs Flutter SDK, null safe and open source. ð. Streamâs Flutter SDK is now null safe ð¥³. In this new release, developers can add Stream Chat to their application and develop with complete confidence thanks to Dartâs sound null safe system. Try it today or leave a ⨠on our repo.
Flutter UI Tutorial â How to Build a Chat App with Stories Using the Flutter SDK. In this excellent tutorial, Krissanawat teaches us how to create a good-looking chat UI in Flutter.
Detect the Host Platform in Flutter. A short but helpful tutorial by Aslam Mac on how to detect the different platforms supported by Flutter.
Jobs
Nibble Apps is looking for a Flutter Developer for their app MealPrepProp. You can see the details here.
Videos
Top 7 Flutter things to know from Google I/O 2021. Want the highlights of the Flutter announcements from Google I/O 2021? Weâve got you covered! This recap covers whatâs happened, including null safety, DevTools, and Flutter 2.2.
Building scrolling experiences in Flutter | Workshop. Learn how to build rich scrolling experiences in Flutter. We explore slivers and how theyâre different from other widgets in the framework. This Codelab requires just a browser, and we use DartPad to build our UI. An intermediate experience level with Flutter is recommended for this workshop.
Cloud, Dart, and full-stack Flutter | Q&A. Experience this Ask Me Anything (AMA) Session for a roundtable discussion and Q&A on the best ways to put Dart, Google Cloud, and Flutter together.
Introducing FlutterFlow. Introducing FlutterFlow a low-code tool for building Flutter apps easier and more quickly. FlutterFlow integrates smoothly with Firebase and uses Flutterâs user interface to build apps simply.
ObjectBox - Fast Local Database for Flutter With Optional Sync Across Devices!. By Reso Coder. ObjectBox - Superfast NoSQL DB.
Flutter Tutorial - QR Code Scanner App [2021] & QR Code Generator. By Johannes Milke. Generate Flutter QR Codes to share data whereas other people use the Flutter QR Code Scanner App to retrieve this data.
Packages
snippetcoder_utils SnippetCoderUtils is a Utility package built with Flutter SDK to make Flutter development easier and more enjoyable than ever. pub.dev.
shelf A model for web server middleware that encourages composition and easy reuse. pub.dev.
dartx Superpowers for Dart. Collection of useful static extension methods. pub.dev
Any suggestions you can find us on Twitter @fluttertap