Before starting, it is convenient to recognize that mobile applications have generated great interest worldwide in recent years, especially because they condition new ways of living and drive innovative technologies in the market. More and more uses are being given to mobile applications; we have applications to communicate, study, work, travel, eat, etc.

Therefore, in this document, we want to focus on a new technology that has revolutionized the creation of mobile applications. It is Flutter, an open-source SDK (Software Development Kit) created by Google, used for the development of cross-platform mobile applications, which means that the generated code can run on different operating systems such as Android, iOS, and even Google Fuchsia.

Flutter is mainly characterized by offering the possibility of creating native graphical interfaces very quickly, due to the fact that it provides a large number of customizable Widgets that integrate into the code in a very flexible way.

As mentioned earlier, Flutter is used to create native applications, which means it has excellent performance peaks because it adapts 100% to the functionalities and characteristics of the devices, ultimately obtaining a better user experience.

Now, after this brief description, let's cite the main features of Flutter taken directly from its official website (https://flutter.dev/)

Additionally, Flutter has a fundamental feature that will greatly facilitate the work of any developer. Hot Reload, helps to quickly experiment with the adjustments applied to the code, meaning you can create interfaces, add components, fix bugs, and see the changes in less than 1 second.

Famous applications that have been developed in Flutter:

• Reflectly: It is a diary that uses artificial intelligence to help you structure and reflect on your daily thoughts and problems. It was an application initially created in React Native for iOS, however, when it was migrated to Android, there were many graphical problems, so its technical team had to completely restructure the application and took advantage of this fact to introduce themselves to Flutter technologies.
• Google Ads: The Google Ads application helps users manage, optimize, and track advertising campaigns, all from the comfort of an Android device.
• Insight Timer: The Insight Timer application used by more than 9 million people provides access to the largest free library of guided meditations on earth.
• Hamilton: The official app of the successful Broadway musical offers daily lotteries, exclusive news, a trivia game, a merchandise store, and much more (You can find more of these successful applications on the website).

Now, we must specify that Flutter uses the DART programming language, also created by Google.

Dart is a new web programming language that in the last 3 years has competed with JavaScript. “Dart is designed to offer better results through alternatives to some JavaScript problems, although no explicit references to JavaScript were made in its presentation. It aims to be a simple tool for larger projects and offer better security.”

We recommend reviewing the following tools that work perfectly with Dart:

1. DartEditor
2. Chromium
3. Dart-sdk

Now, with the brief description and characterization above, we want to present the reasons why Flutter could be the future for mobile application development.

1. Hybrid mobile frameworks like Ionic, Xamarin, React Native are at their best; companies do not want to continue spending money on duplicate databases and engineering teams for Android and iOS respectively, they prefer to develop applications compatible with multiple operating systems and that their development is very fast and effective; therefore, Flutter is an excellent option to take advantage of these technological characteristics required in the market.
2. Engineers who currently program in native language and are looking to add a hybrid framework that allows them to develop on both platforms can use Flutter, and with its DART language, they will not be limited to mobile applications, but can also focus on web and desktop applications.
3. The documentation provided by Google is impeccable, explaining the functionalities of its products very specifically. Google has a lot of experience in creating simple and well-documented languages, for example, like Go.
4. Developers can optimize their time using the Widgets from Flutter libraries accompanied by the Hot Reload feature to deliver quality products.

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