Next Stop: Flutter

Summary

The website content discusses a recent talk by the author on the comparison of Flutter with other mobile app development frameworks, emphasizing Flutter's advantages for creating cross-platform applications.

Abstract

The author of the web content recently gave a talk in Karachi, Pakistan, at the first Flutter meetup, focusing on comparing Flutter to other frameworks for mobile app development. The talk, titled "Next Stop: Flutter," was organized by Flutter Karachi and 10 Pearls University, attracting over 40 attendees, mostly tech professionals. The author's presentation highlighted Flutter's ability to compile code into native apps, comparing it against frameworks like React Native, Xamarin, NativeScript, and hybrid app frameworks such as Cordova/Ionic, as well as native Android and iOS development. The comparison aimed to determine which framework best enables the creation of high-quality apps for both iOS and Android from a single codebase and addresses developers' concerns effectively. The author concluded that Flutter was the winner, with React Native as a close second. The talk was live-streamed on Facebook, and the video recording and slides are available for viewers to access. The author also provided references to further reading on the topic and invited interested writers to contribute to the Flutter Pub publication.

Opinions

The author believes Flutter is superior for cross-platform app development, with React Native being a strong contender.
The author suggests that Flutter stands out in addressing developers' issues and questions, indicating a strong community and support system.
The comparison criteria were the ability to create high-quality apps for both iOS and Android using the same codebase and the effectiveness in answering developers' issues.
The title "Next Stop: Flutter" was proposed by a friend, Rajesh Kumar Batra, and was well-received by the author.
The author expresses gratitude for the community's engagement and the opportunity to share knowledge through the Flutter Pub publication.

My first talk on Flutter vs. Other Frameworks

Me giving talk on Flutter

I recently shared with you about Pakistan’s first Flutter meetup in Karachi. Well, it happened on 10th November, 2018.

It was organized by Flutter Karachi in collaboration with 10 Pearls University as venue partner. There were about 40+ persons who attended the meetup. More than 75% were professionals in various tech such as web development, mobile development, backend etc.

The Audience in Flutter Meetup

There were three talks as shared in this article. Mine was the second talk. And it was about the comparison between Flutter and other frameworks available to create mobile apps.

My major focus in the talk was to compare the frameworks which compiles the code base into native apps. But for purposes of showing where these frameworks lie, I also added native Android and iOS along with the hybrid app frameworks Cordova/Ionic in the comparison. This made a comparison of Android/iOS Native vs. Cordova/Ionic vs. React Native vs. Xamarin vs. Native Script vs. Flutter.

The title of the talk was “Next Stop: Flutter”. The topic title was suggested by a very dear friend Rajesh Kumar Batra when I was putting title of “Flutter vs. Other Frameworks”. Thank you Rajesh :)

Now all these tools are widely different from each other. So for me it was like comparing oranges with apples. So I put two major goals for comparison.

Creating best possible app for both iOS and Android using the same code base.

Answering developers’ issues and questions in best possible way.

So each framework has different advantages and disadvantages. In my talk, winner was the one who answered above goals in best way. And the winner was Flutter and runner was the React Native.

Slides & Video

The talk was live streamed through Facebook. You can check the recording on following link:

You can check the slides of my talk here.

Next Stop: Flutter

My first talk on Flutter vs. Other Frameworks

Flutter Meetup #1 — Karachi

Flutter Karachi presents Flutter Meetup #1 in Karachi with collaboration with 10 Pearls University

Slides & Video

References