Mobile App Development with Flutter

The language and the idea behind the framework.

• Dart essentials hands on
  Types, null safety, async and collections.
• Everything is a widget hands on
  Composition rather than inheritance, and why the tree looks the way it does.
• Stateless and stateful hands on
  Where state lives, and the first mistake everyone makes with it.
• Hot reload and the tooling hands on
  The development loop that makes Flutter fast to work in.

Layouts that survive real devices.

• Layout widgets hands on
  Rows, columns, flex and constraints - and reading the constraint error message.
• Responsive and adaptive design hands on
  One codebase across small Androids, large phones and tablets.
• Material and Cupertino hands on
  Looking native on both platforms without maintaining two designs.
• Urdu and right-to-left support hands on
  Localisation done from the start, because retrofitting it is painful.

The decision that shapes the codebase.

• setState and its limits hands on
  Where it is fine and where it stops scaling.
• Provider and Riverpod hands on
  Sharing state without passing it through ten widgets.
• Choosing an approach
  Why the simplest option that works is usually the right one.
• Separating logic from UI hands on
  So the logic can be tested without a screen.

Apps that talk to something.

• Calling APIs hands on
  HTTP, JSON parsing, and handling the request that fails or times out.
• Local storage and offline hands on
  Caching, and an app that works on a patchy connection - which here is essential, not a nicety.
• Firebase hands on
  Auth, Firestore and push notifications.
• Forms, validation and files hands on
  Including camera and gallery access.

The parts that make it feel like an app.

• Permissions, location and camera hands on
  Asking properly, and handling refusal.
• Navigation and deep links hands on
  Routing, and opening the right screen from a notification.
• Performance hands on
  Jank, rebuild cost and profiling on a real mid-range device.
• Testing hands on
  Widget and integration tests.

Getting it into people's hands.

• Building for Android and iOS hands on
  Signing, icons, splash screens and app size.
• Play Store submission hands on
  Listing, screenshots, policies and the review process.
• Privacy policy and data declarations
  Now mandatory, and a common rejection reason.
• Updates, crash reporting and versioning hands on
  Shipping a fix after launch without breaking existing users.

Before you start

• Some programming experience
  Any language. This course teaches Dart, not programming from zero.

Where it leads

• Full Stack Web Development
  For building the backend your app talks to.
• Google UX Design
  Mobile designers who can build are rare and valuable.

Roles this prepares you for

• Junior Mobile Developer
  Android and iOS from one codebase.
• Flutter Developer
  A distinct and growing local demand.
• Freelance App Developer
  Requires the business skills taught in the Freelancing course as well.

Interested in this programme?

Try the subject free first — there is no reason to pay before you know you like it.