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Yes, and even worse, the nature of Flutter means its utility is especially vulnerable to abandonment. If Go were abandoned you could at least maintain your Go
by root_axis 4y ago
Yes, and even worse, the nature of Flutter means its utility is especially vulnerable to abandonment. If Go were abandoned you could at least maintain your Go applications indefinitely, but since Flutter relies on its own UI engine it requires perpetual development to stay in sync with the evolving UI design language of iOS and Android.
- megaman821 4y agoIt's even worse than that. Not only is keeping the UI updated a herculean task. It is written in a programming language (Dart) that virtually nobody outside of Google uses. Other than another giant tech company, no one could keep Flutter going if Google ever drops it.
- Apocryphon 4y agoDart is a really simple and ergonomic language to pick up, and there are all sorts of hobbyist languages and frameworks that have niche developer interest. It doesn't have to replace anything major to survive.
- SahAssar 4y ago> Dart is a really simple and ergonomic language to pick up Are there any major projects besides flutter built on dart? The fear is not that dart is hard to use, it's that it would not be maintained if flutter was not a mainstream success.
- johnnyanmac 4y agoA quick browse shows a few notable names like Square, Tizen, and Toyota. Amazon seems to have also forked Flutter themselves to make their own framework so expand Flutter to Desktop and Web: https://docs.amplify.aws/ https://docs.amplify.aws/ Seems to be enough buzz around it that I wouldn't be super worried.