4 posts tagged with "flutter"

What happens when you use enterprise hardware and a modern software stack to make a toy smart? We found out.

This project started with a simple idea - take a Scalextric track and connect it to some Zebra hardware to show off its capabilities. We went one step further and built a fully deployed experience - one that tracks every lap with millisecond precision, captures a photo as the car crosses the line, and creates a genuinely addictive game. Every technical decision had a player-facing reason. We weren't trying to make it work - we were trying to make it feel like something more.

Fluttercon reaffirmed my belief that Flutter is truly paving the way for the future of multi-platform development.

When I attended Fluttercon Berlin this September, I was blown away by the sheer number of possibilities Flutter offers and the amazing tools showcased by the community.

Attending Fluttercon as a junior developer with only a couple months experience in Flutter felt crazy! I’d never attended anything like this – let alone to this scale. The event, buzzing with seasoned developers, cutting-edge talks, and exciting booths, was both thrilling and intimidating. I couldn’t help but think – was I out of my depth? Would I even understand the discussions?

A few years ago, my team faced a challenge - deciding the right framework to use for mobile development going forward. While our team had focused on native Android in the past, the need for cross-platform development was imminent; we had to decide on the path forward.

Ultimately, we decided that a cross-platform framework was needed.