You may wonder why you should use Flutter on your next project and what benefits your company will reap. This write-up is helpful whether you are the Chief Technology Officer, a TechLead, or in any other role where you need to make strategic decisions about the company’s use of technology.

Specifically, I will explain what Flutter is and why it is the best cross-platform framework available. You will gain an understanding of how the advantages of Flutter compare to those of alternative cross-platform solutions and how those advantages impact development and business operations.

What is Flutter?

Google’s Flutter is a free and open-source SDK (Software Development Kit) for creating mobile apps that run on several platforms. Flutter is an open-source framework that allows programmers to create high-performance, scalable apps with beautiful, functional UIs (User Interfaces) for both Android and iOS using a single, platform-agnostic codebase. With Flutter’s pre-built widget library, even those with minimal programming or development skills can quickly release mobile applications.

Google’s Flutter, an app development framework first announced in 2018, has swiftly become the de facto standard. Flutter is now the most popular mobile app development  framework, according to Statista, dethroning the previously dominant React Native.

What is Flutter used for?

Flutter was developed to accommodate cross-platform Android and iOS apps and web and desktop-based interactive apps.

Flutter is ideal for apps that need to provide consistent visual branding across all devices. On the other hand, Flutter allows you to make experiences that are pixel-perfect matches for Android and iOS design languages.

An extensive range of devices (camera, GPS, network, and storage) and services can be integrated with Flutter thanks to the package ecosystem (such as payments, cloud storage, authentication, and ads).

What programming language is Flutter based on?

Flutter applications are developed in Dart and take advantage of several of the language’s more advanced features.

That is because Flutter is not a language at all. It is a pre-written SDK (software development kit) with both ready-to-use and customizable widgets, libraries, tools, and documentation for making cross-platform software.

Flutter is built on Google’s cross-platform programming language Dart and does not require a bridge to talk to the native layer (such as Android or iOS). Because of this, app loading times are shortened, and performance issues are mitigated.

Flutter requires developers fluent in Dart, its programming language, to construct your project. Dart’s ease of learning is comparable to other popular programming languages like Java, Net, Kotlin, Swift, and JavaScript.