Flutter development

The tech world is evolving at an increasing pace as new technologies rise and fall. If youve been paying attention to the mobile development scene, you probably came across one handy technology called Flutter. What is Flutter, and how can companies use it in mobile development projects?

Flutter is an open-source mobile SDK developer can use to build native-looking Android and iOS applications from the same code base. Flutter has been around since 2015 when Google introduced it and remained in the beta stage before its official launch in December 2018. Since then, the buzz around Flutter has been growing stronger.

Flutter is now the top 11 software repos based on GitHub stars. Moreover, weve already seen thousands of Flutter apps being published on app stores. One of the most notable examples is the Xianyu app created by Alibaba team, used by over 50 million people.

Benefits of Flutter

It saves you time and money
Excellent performance
Quick development thanks to hot reload
Compatibility
Open-source
Flutter is one of the most innovative mobile technologies on the market right now. The advantages it brings to development teams make it a promising candidate for the mobile technology of choice in the near future.

Topic to be covered 

 DAY-1

 
Why Flutter?
 
Why should you care?
 
Why it shouldn't be ignored?
 
The Flutter Architecture
 
Flutter - Features 
 
Flutter - Market & Consequences
 
Flutter - Advantages & Disadvantages
 
Flutter vs React Native vs Native Java/Swift
 
Dart - The power behind Flutter
 
Why use Dart for Flutter? 
 
 
HANDS-ON TOPICS COVERED (DAY-2):
 
Download, Install & Setup Flutter
 
Firing up Flutter environment. Create a 'Hello World' app
 
Adding TitleBar with text, changing colors and icons
 
Using custom fonts
 
Basic animations
 
Displaying Images/Assets
 
Moving to & fro activities (or Dart classes)
 
Creating basic forms along with validation
 
Communicating with the Internet
 
JSON serializing & handling
 
BONUS: WhatsApp/Instagram Clone 
 
Venue: IIT Madras  Research Park 
Date: Feb 8th & Feb 9th