Introduction to Flutter: A
Cross-Platform Mobile
Development Framework
Welcome to this introductory guide to Flutter, a powerful and
versatile framework for building beautiful and performant cross-
platform mobile applications. This presentation will walk you
through the fundamentals of Flutter, equipping you with the
knowledge and skills to embark on your Flutter development
journey.
by Anthony Belen
What is Flutter?
Open-Source Framework Cross-Platform Development
Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit It allows developers to build applications that run
(SDK) created by Google, designed for building natively seamlessly on both Android and iOS platforms,
compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop eliminating the need for separate codebases.
from a single codebase.
Advantages of Flutter
1 Fast Development 2 Beautiful UI
Flutter's hot reload Flutter's rich set of
feature enables widgets and customizable
developers to see theming capabilities allow
changes in real-time, developers to create
accelerating the stunning and visually
development process. appealing user interfaces.
3 High Performance 4 Single Codebase
Flutter's native Writing code once and
compilation and deploying it across
optimized engine deliver multiple platforms saves
smooth and responsive time and resources for
user experiences. developers.
Setting up the Flutter Development Environment
Install Flutter SDK
1
Set up IDE (VS Code)
2
Install Flutter and Dart extensions.
Configure Environment Variables
3
Add Flutter and Dart paths to the system environment.
Run "flutter doctor"
4
Verify the setup and address any issues.
Understanding Dart: The Programming
Language for Flutter
Object-Oriented Language Easy to Learn High Performance
Dart is a strongly typed, object- Dart's syntax is straightforward Dart compiles to native code,
oriented programming language and relatively easy to grasp, resulting in high performance and
that supports both imperative and especially for developers with responsiveness in Flutter
functional programming styles. experience in other object-oriented applications.
languages.
Flutter's Widget-based Architecture
Everything is a Widget Widget Tree Reusability
In Flutter, UI elements are Widgets are organized in a Widgets are highly reusable,
represented by widgets, which are hierarchical tree structure, where allowing developers to create
the building blocks of your user parent widgets contain child modular and maintainable code.
interface. widgets.
Stateless vs. Stateful Widgets
Stateless Widgets Stateful Widgets
Represent immutable UI elements that don't change Represent dynamic UI elements that can change their
their state. Examples include buttons, icons, and text. state in response to user interactions or data updates.
Building a Simple Flutter App
Create a New Project
1
Use "flutter create" command to create a new Flutter project.
Build the UI
2
Define widgets for UI elements like buttons, text fields, and containers.
Add Logic
3
Implement the application's behavior and logic using Dart code.
Run the App
4 Use "flutter run" command to run the app on a
simulator or physical device.