Again build_runner performance improvements!
https://x.com/__davidmorgan__/status/2033937829164699683?s=20

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Introducing the reworked version of the Sizzle Starter! 🔥

For a long time, many doubted Flutter. I was one of its supporters, writing articles and giving talks about how this cross-platform UI and logic was the way to go. However, Liquid Glass changed everything for me. While it was possible to replicate native UIs in Flutter before, it just doesn't work that way now. When you try to create this amazing frozen-liquid effect with blur, gradients, and shaders, you essentially accept that your app will run at 10 FPS. The issues with Impeller are adding up, as is the uncertainty over whether Flutter will be supported next month.

I'm happy to announce a strategic shift. From version 3 onwards, Sizzle Starter will be a Kotlin Multiplatform template! KMP offers the opportunity to share logic in Kotlin while still having native UIs. It is much more stable than Flutter on both platforms because it relies on native rendering and calling into native is so much smoother! It also supports Web and ships incredibly lightweight and performant websites.

Please take a look at this brief animation I prepared: https://github.com/hawkkiller/sizzle_starter/blob/main/kotlin-multiplatform-intro.gif

Introducing Pixer, the fastest image library for Dart & Flutter. Resize, crop, transform, powered by Rust.

10-60x faster than the image package.

https://lazebny.io/pixer-the-fastest-image-library-for-dart-flutter

Influenced by Pixer, my friend Yakov explored calling Haskell (it’s his deliberate choice 😅) from Dart 🎯

In his article, he explains how to do that and provides a few interesting benchmarks about when and when not to use FFI

https://yakov.codes/articles/calling-haskell-from-flutter-for-fun-(and-some-profit)

I recently visited a public hospital here in Krakow and was amazed by its size, quality, and cleanliness.

As I was leaving, I saw a sign at the entrance showing the cost of the hospital: 1,200,000,000 zloty, equivalent to around $300,000,000.

Meanwhile, investments in AI are estimated to total $3–5 trillion across the industry. Just imagine how much could have been built for the public good instead of investing in AI!

This one hospital accounts for just 0.010% of AI spending.

On other other hand, it would great if AI accelerates scientific research and help us to find cures for illnesses that we can't currently treat. Things change quickly!

#topofmyhead

Why on earth would I install widgetbook when I can vibecode this in under 10 minutes? (It is also more performant and flexible)

#flutterdev #flutter

Listenables are now available in the new official package!

https://pub.dev/packages/listen

WILL BE TALKING AT FLUTTERCON THIS YEAR

It will be about FFI, Build Hooks, Native Assets, and Rust!!!

Who is going?