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Flutter for Beginners

Flutter for Beginners

By : Thomas Bailey, Biessek
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Flutter for Beginners

Flutter for Beginners

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By: Thomas Bailey, Biessek
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Overview of this book

There have been many attempts at creating frameworks that are truly cross-platform, but most struggle to create a native-like experience at high performance levels. Flutter achieves this with an elegant design and a wealth of third-party plugins, making it the future of mobile app development. If you are a mobile developer who wants to create rich and expressive native apps with the latest Google Flutter framework, this book is for you. This book will guide you through developing your first app from scratch all the way to production release. Starting with the setup of your development environment, you'll learn about your app's UI design and responding to user input via Flutter widgets, manage app navigation and screen transitions, and create widget animations. You'll then explore the rich set of third party-plugins, including Firebase and Google Maps, and get to grips with testing and debugging. Finally, you'll get up to speed with releasing your app to mobile stores and the web. By the end of this Flutter book, you'll have gained the confidence to create, edit, test, and release a full Flutter app on your own.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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What this book covers
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Section 1: Introduction to Flutter and Dart
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Section 1: Introduction to Flutter and Dart
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Flutter
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Chapter 1: An Introduction to Flutter
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Technical requirements
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What is Flutter?
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Hello Flutter – a first glimpse of Flutter
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Widgets, widgets, everywhere
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Building and running Flutter
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Summary
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Chapter 2: An Introduction to Dart
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Chapter 2: An Introduction to Dart
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Technical requirements
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Getting started with Dart
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Variables and data types
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Control flows and looping
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Functions and methods
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Chapter 3: Flutter versus Other Frameworks
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Chapter 3: Flutter versus Other Frameworks
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Native development
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Cross-platform frameworks
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Flutter community
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Flutter strengths and weaknesses
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Summary
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Chapter 4: Dart Classes and Constructs
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Chapter 4: Dart Classes and Constructs
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Technical requirements
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Object orientation in Dart
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Understanding classes in Dart
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The enum type
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Using generics
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Asynchronous programming
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Section 2: The Flutter User Interface – Everything Is a Widget
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Section 2: The Flutter User Interface – Everything Is a Widget
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Chapter 5: Widgets – Building Layouts in Flutter
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Chapter 5: Widgets – Building Layouts in Flutter
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Technical requirements
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Stateful/stateless widgets
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Built-in widgets
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Streams
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Chapter 6: Handling User Input and Gestures
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Chapter 6: Handling User Input and Gestures
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Technical requirements
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Handling user gestures
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A deeper look at the stateful widget life cycle
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Input widgets and forms
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Custom input and FormField widgets
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Chapter 7: Routing – Navigating between Screens
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Chapter 7: Routing – Navigating between Screens
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Understanding the Navigator widget
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Screen transitions
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Passing data between screens
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Section 3: Developing Fully Featured Apps
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Section 3: Developing Fully Featured Apps
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Chapter 8: Plugins – What Are They and How Do I Use Them?
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Chapter 8: Plugins – What Are They and How Do I Use Them?
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Technical requirements
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What is a plugin?
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Where can I find plugins?
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How do I add a plugin to my project?
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How do plugins work on iOS and Android?
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Common issues
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Chapter 9: Popular Third-Party Plugins
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Chapter 9: Popular Third-Party Plugins
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Technical requirements
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Exploring Firebase plugins
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Understanding Google Maps and Places
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Exploring mobile device features
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Plugins to help with your app support
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Chapter 10: Using Widget Manipulations and Animations
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Chapter 10: Using Widget Manipulations and Animations
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Technical requirements
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Transforming widgets with the Transform class
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Introducing animations
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Using animations
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Using AnimatedBuilder
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Implicitly animated widgets
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Section 4: Testing and App Release
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Section 4: Testing and App Release
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Chapter 11: Testing and Debugging
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Chapter 11: Testing and Debugging
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Technical requirements
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Unit testing
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Widget testing
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Debugging your app
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DevTools
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Chapter 12: Releasing Your App to the World
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Chapter 12: Releasing Your App to the World
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Technical requirements
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Releasing your app on Android
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Releasing your app on iOS
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Releasing your app on the web
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Tracking app usage and crashes
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What this book covers

Chapter 1, An Introduction to Flutter, introduces you to the world of Flutter.

Chapter 2, An Introduction to Dart, introduces the basics of the Dart language.

Chapter 3, Flutter versus Other Frameworks, explores the comparisons and similarities of other programming languages and frameworks, sharing the pros and cons and giving tips on how to transition to Flutter.

Chapter 4, Dart Classes and Constructs, provides solid foundational knowledge of Dart, which will set you in good stead as we move to a deeper exploration of Flutter.

Chapter 5, Widgets – Building Layouts in Flutter, looks at how to build layouts in Flutter.

Chapter 6, Handling User Input and Gestures, shows you how to handle user input with Flutter widgets.

Chapter 7, Routing – Navigating between Screens, explores how to add navigation to app screens.

Chapter 8, Plugins – What Are They and How Do I Use Them?, explores how to use plugins in Flutter apps.

Chapter 9, Popular Third-Party Plugins, teaches you about various third-party plugins and how to use them in Flutter apps.

Chapter 10, Using Widget Manipulations and Animations, gets into how to create unique visuals with graphic manipulations, giving you an insight into how to add animations to Flutter widgets.

Chapter 11, Testing and Debugging, delves into Flutter tools for improving productivity.

Chapter 12, Releasing Your App to the World, teaches you how to deploy your app to the world.

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