How to use defaultTargetPlatform and kIsWeb

To detect the current platform, check for kIsWeb beforehand and use it together with defaultTargetPlatform, which doesn't import dart:io. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/default-target-platform/

The Universal Platform Package

With the Universal Platform package, you can perform platform detection with a unified syntax on all platforms, including web, without errors. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/universal-platform-package/

Taking Screenshots with the Flutter CLI

How to use the Flutter CLI to save screenshots from connected iOS and Android emulators https://codewithandrea.com/tips/flutter-screenshot/

Useful Aliases for Flutter App Development

A collection of useful aliases to speed up your Flutter app development workflow. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/useful-aliases-flutter-dev/

Prefer const over final over var

Const is for hardcoded, compile-time constants. Final is for read-only variables that are set just once. Var is for variables that are set more than once. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/const-vs-final-vs-var/

Use Type Annotations for Safer Code

By adding type annotations to your collections, the Dart analyzer will warn you if you add values of the wrong type. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/use-type-annotations-for-safer-code/

How to Define Type Aliases in Dart

Here's how to use typedef to define type aliases for your function and non-function types in Dart. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/how-to-define-type-aliases-dart/

May 2024: Flutter 3.22, Firebase Data Connect, Wasm Updates, Dart Macros Preview

Also included in this edition: Google I/O news, new Flutter features, creating custom linter rules, how to run JavaScript in Flutter, and more. https://codewithandrea.com/newsletter/may-2024/

JsonCodable (Dart Macros experiment)

How to use the JsonCodable macro to augment your classes with fromJson and toJson methods https://codewithandrea.com/tips/json-codable/

Flutter Web App Initialization Logic with CSS Loader

How to use the web app bootstrap process (new in Flutter 3.22) and add a CSS progress indicator before the Flutter app is ready to take over. https://codewithandrea.com/tips/flutter-web-app-initialization-logic/


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