Introduction to Flutter

Introduction to Flutter

Flutter has been gaining popularity among developers and most are already migrating to this wonderful tool. Let us look at what Flutter really is.

Flutter is an open-source UI software development kit created by Google. Flutter is used to build cross-platform apps for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Mac and the web form a single codebase. Cool right?

However, flutter is not a programming language. It is a framework based on Dart which was also developed by Google. Dart is actually very easy to learn and it is similar to the popular language JavaScript. Dart compiles faster nd runs easily on computers.

Things to Know About Flutter

1. Flutter is used to write cross-platform applications.
2. Flutter web supports web technologies such as JavaScript, HTML and CSS
3. Flutter is built entirely on widgets
4. Consistent app user interface on app platform
5. Easy to understand documentation
6. Flutter has a fast growing community

How to Start Fluttering

To easily grab the concept of a framework, it's best to learn the language it is based on first. However, you don't have to wait to know dart before learning flutter. You can learn Flutter as you learn Dart. They are both easy to grab and understand.

Flutter is the easiest way to develop cross-platform apps. And it's just a matter of time before it is accepted as the best.