Overview of the new AppLifecycleListener class introduced in Flutter v3.13 — Flutter 3.13 introduced a lot of new features and improvements. One of them is a new class called AppLifecycleListener which allows you to listen to the lifecycle events of your Flutter app. It is an improvement compared to the previous way of listening to the app lifecycle events. In this…

10 things I wish I knew before getting on the tech stage for the first time — Public speaking can be a daunting challenge, but it’s also an incredibly rewarding one. When you’re able to connect with your audience and share your knowledge and passion, it’s an amazing feeling. But even if you’re a seasoned public speaker, there’s always room for improvement. In this article, I will…

Retro rotary passcode input UI challenge made with Flutter. In the first part, the static design of the UI is implemented. — Some time ago, I implemented the rotary passcode UI and shared the code with the Flutter community. I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, and I also promised to create an in-depth tutorial on how I implemented it. …

Overview of Firebase Remote Config and how to use it to enable real-time features in your Flutter application — Real-time updates, feature flagging and A/B testing — what if I told you that you could enable these powerful features in your Flutter application with minimal development effort and without any costs? …

Enabling supply chain security features for Dart and Flutter projects on GitHub On October 6, 2022, GitHub announced the availability of supply chain security features for the Dart developer ecosystem. This post will review the available options and how to enable these features for your projects. Note: I moved this…

Creating a fun Flutter form validation animation in 15 minutes or less — In this short tutorial, we will create a NOPE form validation animation in Flutter. All you need is a basic understanding of Flutter and Dart. Let’s get started! Note: I moved this blog to my personal website. For a better reading experience, up to date articles, interactive code examples and…

Dart type system goes: never say never… — First of all, the title of this article could seem like just another clickbait but let me explain. Sure, there is a chance that you have used this type, but for the sake of a pun (and I REALLY enjoy them), I had to do it - oh well, here…

An extensive checklist to kick-off a new Flutter project — Creating a new Flutter project is a blessing — fresh codebase, no legacy code (yet), null-safety, most recent versions of your favourite packages and so forth. But at the same time, you should make critical decisions at the beginning of the project that would lay the foundation for the future…

An overview of the Observer design pattern and its implementation in Dart and Flutter — In the last article, I analysed a behavioural design pattern that reduces dependencies between a set of interacting objects by decoupling the interaction logic from the objects and moving it to a dedicated controller — Mediator. …