Pick your IDE: VS Code or Android Studio.
Install Flutter from its official website.
Install the Flutter plugin by navigating to the plugin section of your IDE.
Learn all the basics of the programming language Dart. Resources can be found on the Dart language website.
Key concepts to master:
Master stateless and stateful widgets.
Craft simple UIs and understand key widgets and layout.
Focus on common widgets used in almost all types of applications.
Build simple UI-related apps such as login apps, gallery apps, social apps, etc.
For inspiration, find app designs on Dribbble.
To advance further, create clones of popular apps to add to your portfolio.
Fetch dynamic content from the internet using packages like Dio or HTTP.
Utilize JSON encode and decode functions for efficient data handling.
Build weather apps or movie apps to learn how to fetch data from APIs.
Explore packages from pub.dev such as Google Maps, Share Plus, Animations, and Image Picker.
Explore Firebase by creating a project on the Firebase console.
Features to explore: Authentication, Firestore, Real-time Database, Storage, Hosting, etc.
Consider alternatives like AWS Amplify or Supabase.
Move beyond stateful widgets and setState for managing app state.
Choose a state management solution: Riverpod, BLoC, Provider, GetX, etc.
Focus on using stateless widgets as the state and business logic are managed separately.
Initialize Git in your project folder using git init.
Add changes with git add, commit with git commit, and push changes with git push origin [branch name].
Learn about media queries and layout builders to ensure your app looks great on all devices: desktop, tablet, and mobile.
Use responsive packages like Flutter ScreenUtil, Responsive Framework, and ResponsiveBuilder.
Explore widgets like Hero and AnimatedWidget.
The Hero widget creates transitions between two navigator routes.
For more information, visit the Flutter documentation or enroll in a course to become an expert in animations.
Learn about design principles to write efficient code.
Understand architecture for scalable code structuring.
Master design patterns for reusable, scalable, and maintainable code.
Prepare your app for release by generating a signed APK or IPA.
Create a developer account on the Play Store or App Store.
Follow submission guidelines, upload your app, complete necessary details, and await approval.
Set up GitHub Actions by creating YAML workflows.
Use Fastlane to define deployment lanes and streamline app distribution with commands like fastlane build and fastlane deploy.
Integrate both for a powerful automated CI/CD pipeline in your Flutter project.
