Building a Flutter app that runs is easy. Building a Flutter app that scales is a different beast entirely. 🚀
After shipping multiple apps to production, I’ve realized that we often focus on the wrong things. We obsess over the visible 10% while ignoring the 90% that actually keeps the user installed.
Here is the reality of production Flutter development:
1️⃣ Architecture > Packages We spend way too much time debating Riverpod vs. Bloc. The truth? A messy implementation of the "best" package is worse than a clean implementation of the "worst" one. Consistency is the only metric that matters.
2️⃣ UI is the easy part. Flutter makes building beautiful UIs incredibly fast. But if your business logic is tightly coupled to those widgets, you aren't building an app; you're building a house of cards. Separation of concerns isn't just a buzzword; it's the only way to survive a feature change.
3️⃣ Performance is rarely the framework's fault. Before you blame Flutter for "jank," check your build methods. Are you performing heavy computations inside build()? Are you rebuilding the whole screen instead of a single widget? Learn to use the DevTools Profiler. It doesn’t lie.
4️⃣ You can't ignore the Native side. Flutter is amazing, but it lives on top of Android and iOS. Eventually, you will need to touch the native layer—whether it’s for permissions, Bluetooth, or background services. Don't be afraid of the android and ios folders. They are part of your codebase too.
The goal isn't just to write Dart code. The goal is to deliver a stable product.
I’m curious to hear from others: When you look at your own codebase, what is the one area you wish you had spent more time on at the start?
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Amazing 👏