Flutter vs Native Android/iOS Development - Which to Learn

Overview

Explore the advantages and disadvantages of Flutter compared to native Android and iOS development in this 42-minute video. Learn about Flutter's prebuilt widgets, dependency management, and state restoration capabilities. Discover how Flutter handles network requests, asynchronous work, and plugins. Examine the impact on app file sizes and discuss the challenges of limited information and background services. Gain insights into job opportunities in Flutter development and understand which projects are best suited for this framework. Conclude with a comprehensive summary to help you decide whether to pursue Flutter or stick with native mobile development.

Syllabus

Intro
Who am I
Pros of Flutter
Dependencies
Prebuilt widgets
Restore state
Network requests
asynchronous work
plugins
file sizes
lack of information
background services
jobs
Flutter plugins
Closing thoughts
Final summary