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What is flutter web application?

Flutter is an open- source cross-platform UI toolkit developed by Google that is designed to facilitate the app
developers to build native apps on both iOS and Android with a single code base. It offers the developers
and app development companies a high developer velocity without compromising on the quality of the codes.

Minimum Requirements for using flutter

 Windows 7 Or higher (64bit) / Mac or Linux operating system 


 Required free disk space of around 2 GB 
 They recommended Android Studio and VS code as code editors

More specific and precise info is available on the flutter’s website for unique system settings.

Advantages of flutter web app

 A Single code base

 In this modern times we use various devices simultaneously that are running on different operating systems i.e.
phones, laptops, and tablets, etc. The term is self- explanatory that the programmer has to write a single code
base for an application and that can be well utilized on the desired platform. There are several other advantages
such as the reduced development time and cost, easy market analysis (feedbacks), fast and easy prototyping.
 
 Hot Reloading 

It is one of the most progressive and time-saving features. The idea behind hot reloading is to inject new
versions of the files that you edited or developed at runtime while the app keeps running. In this way, you don’t
lose out on any of your state which is important if you are tweaking the UI Unlike the android studios where it
got to compile and install but here it is simple you just have to save and refresh and updates will be applied
instantly.
 
 Dart Programming Language 
 
Flutter web application uses Dart as the programming language and being a powerful language its concise and
simple syntax makes it productive and suitable for large projects with a huge team of developers due to its
stability and efficiency.
 
 Fuchsia OS

Flutter web app development platform will be the potential platform for the development of the fuchsia OS in
the near future. Fuchsia OS is expected to be a common operating system in the field of IOT or the internet of
things for your television, smartphones, CCTV cameras, etc. Speculations are there about the future of this
project to be a revolutionary change in the field of technology.
 
 Same Performance
 
Many developers have a query that is the performance of the app developed on the flutter will be fine as
compared to the one developed on android studio, so the performance of the apps developed on the flutter
application will be at par it and no glitches will incur if the code is fine.
 
Disadvantages of the flutter web app
 
 Small Community

We all know the community of developers plays a key role in this coding domain. Flutter being a newbie trend
in recent times don’t hold those large communities as in other languages like java, python and the biggest
drawback is that it won’t be easy to find a quick solution to a unique problem or error that you may face while
the scene is different with other platforms as you can get the solutions easily on the internet.

 Limited SDK and plugins


 
Flutter Application is not offering large and wide SDK as compared to the other languages like java, swift, etc.
where a whole built-in library is present for the all-round developing requirements and this is the limitation at
present, but it wouldn’t for long.

 
 Apple Machine Required for iOS 
 
Another disadvantage of flutter web app is that you need a Mac machine when you develop the codes for
iOS. A Single code base will help you to develop to build apps for both platforms at the same time, but for
testing the codes for iOS, Mac machine is a must but alternate external services can be used for the purpose but
the efficiency will be comprised.
 

 Single file
 
There is a single file for UI and server Code or functioning Unlike the Android studio where there is a separate
file for UI and Code file it gets easier to work on isolated files, but it’s not a major con once you get used to it
although in the beginning, it may seem lengthy and hectic.
 
 
Conclusion
 
Flutter web application is primarily a business solution that is designed to help the app development
company to cut out on expenses as well as on the time duration of projects, but an individual can also utilize it.
It is recommended that before moving to flutter one should have a strong grip over a programming language in
order to comprehend the structure and flow of codes. All in All, flutter is going to evolve much more in the
coming future as Google has an evident monopoly and dominance over the whole tech solutions in the world.

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