THE USE OF THE FLUTTER FRAMEWORK IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS OF HYBRID MOBILE APPLICATIONS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35120/kij5403477sKeywords:
Flutter, Framework, Dart programming language, Widgets, Hybrid Apps, WebAbstract
The digitization trend poses the challenge to development engineers to design and program software
solutions compatible with different hardware platforms and operating systems in the shortest possible time. These
differences are particularly prominent between Android and iOS mobile devices. For this reason, certain frameworks
are created that enable the rapid creation of application software for different hardware platforms by writing only
one code base. Applications created in this way are called hybrid applications. This paper was written to familiarize
the reader with the current possibilities of applying modern web technologies for the creation of hybrid mobile
applications. Through this paper, the principles of functioning of the Flutter working framework are presented to the
reader, as well as the basics of the Dart programming language, used in the Flutter framework. The inner workings
concepts of the Flutter framework are presented to the reader through practical examples of implementations of the
application for purchasing and booking airplane tickets. The work also shows the internal system of widgets, which
are used to create parts of the graphical interface within the application, as well as parts of the code of the project
written in the Dart programming language.
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