Development
Flutter App Development
Flutter is an open-source UI software development toolkit created by Google. It allows developers to build natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase using the Dart programming language. Flutter is known for its fast performance, expressive UI, and a rich set of pre-designed widgets that make it easy to create visually appealing apps.
About this Course
Flutter is an open-source UI software development toolkit created by Google. It allows developers to build natively compiled applications for mobile, web, and desktop from a single codebase using the Dart programming language. Flutter is known for its fast performance, expressive UI, and a rich set of pre-designed widgets that make it easy to create visually appealing apps.
Course Outline
- What is Dart and why use it for Flutter
- Variables, Data Types, and Operators
- Control Flow (if, else, switch)
- Functions and Parameters
- Collections (Lists, Sets, Maps)
- Exception Handling
- OOP in Dart
- Classes and Objects
- Constructors
- Inheritance
- Polymorphism
- Abstraction & Encapsulation
- Null Safety & Required Keyword
- Practice Mini Console Apps
- Setting up Flutter Environment
- Understanding Widgets Tree
- StatelessWidget vs StatefulWidget
- Common Widgets
- Text, Container, Column, Row, Stack
- Buttons, Images, Icons
- ListView, GridView, Expanded, Spacer
- Forms and Input Fields
- Navigation and Routing
- MediaQuery and LayoutBuilder for Responsiveness
- Building a UI clone (e.g., Instagram Login Page)
- Shared Preferences
- Save & Retrieve simple user data
- Get Storage
- Reactive local storage with GetX
- Comparison between Get Storage vs Shared Preferences
- Firebase Setup for Android & iOS
- Firebase Authentication
- Sign Up / Login with Email & Password
- Google Sign-In
- Firebase Realtime Database
- Reading & Writing Data
- Live Data Streams
- Firebase Cloud Firestore
- Storing Complex Data
- Queries and Filter
- Firebase Storage
- Uploading Images and Files
- Introduction to Cloudinary
- Setting up Cloudinary Account
- Uploading Images from Flutter
- Image Transformations and Delivery
- Displaying Cloudinary Images in App
- Why State Management
- setState() vs Lifted State
- Introduction to GetX
- Reactive State Management
- Dependency Injection
- Route Management with GetX
- Using GetBuilder, Obx
- Introduction to Provider (Optional for comparison)
- What is REST API
- HTTP Requests with http package
- GET, POST, PUT, DELETE
- JSON Parsing
- API Error Handling
- Building an App with Real-Time API Data (e.g., Weather App)
- Using Custom Fonts
- Adding Animations
- Implicit and Explicit Animations
- AnimatedContainer, AnimatedOpacity
- Lottie Animations
- Splash Screen & Intro Sliders
- Theme and Dark Mode
- Introduction to Backend & API Concepts
- Setting up Node.js and Express in VS Code
- Understanding HTTP Methods & Routes
- MongoDB & Mongoose Introduction
- CRUD with MongoDB
- JWT Authentication
- Connecting with Flutter using REST API
- Hosting API on Render or Railway
- Project Idea: e.g., “CopyText” App / Notes App / E-commerce App
- Planning the App (UI/UX & Database Structure)
- Full App Development
- Frontend in Flutter
- Backend API with Node.js
- Firebase Auth & Storage
- Cloudinary for Image Upload
- Local Storage for Preferences
- API Integration for Dynamic Data
- Debugging & Best Practices
- Build & Deploy App
