This week in Flutter #121: Google Earth is made with Flutter

7 October 2023 — Newsletter

The new Google Earth is made with Flutter. There is not much information in the blog post, but it is confirmed by the Flutter team.

A tweet by the Flutter team announcing that Google Earth is now made with Flutter.

- Michele Volpato

🧑‍💻 Development in Flutter

Flutter: Seamless multi-device debugging

by Pavel Sulimau

You can very easily run your Flutter app on multiple devices at the same time with VSCode.

🗄 Backend for Flutter developers

Introducing ToDoRo: The Task Management App that Does the Thinking for You

by Tejas Raskar

I am linking this article not because of the Flutter part, but because of the backend used for it: Outerbase, a UI-based interface for a database. It is handy if you do not have a lot of experience with databases. It adds a natural language to SQL translation, workflow automation, and easy-to-read charts. It can also be used on top of Supabase.

🛠️ Tools to improve your Flutter experience

CI/CD with Bitbucket In Flutter

by Deep Chand

I do not know much about Bitbucket. I used it only for a very short period while moving the codebase to a GitLab instance. If you need to get CI working for a Flutter project using Bitbucket, this article is for you.

🎥 Flutter videos

Dive into DevTools | Decoding Flutter

with John Ryan

Devtools is a collection of developer tools for Flutter that enable analysis and optimization of app performance and reliability. You just need to run the app in debug mode, and open Devtools. The video demonstrates how to use DevTools to diagnose and fix performance issues, including slow build phases, intrinsic layout calculations, and optimizing the rendering pipeline.

👨‍💻 Software engineering

Kind Engineering: How To Engineer Kindness

by Evan Smith

Learn to be a kind engineer. Get practical tips on how to become a kinder engineer, on code reviews, honesty in the workplace, psychological safety, and giving and receiving feedback. There is a difference between being nice and being kind, read the article to know more. There is also a video if you prefer a 40-ish-minutes talk version.

That’s it for this week.

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Have a bug-free week,