Are native apps still best?

This deck explores whether native apps are still the best choice, examining how Flutter challenges traditional assumptions about UX, performance, and development speed. It highlights Flutter’s advantages, such as cross-platform efficiency and strong tooling, while addressing its limitations and future uncertainties, encouraging developers to stay open-minded about the best approach.

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1. Are native apps still best?
2. Hey, I’m Gil 👋
3. June 2018
5. Why Flutter? Aren’t native apps best?
6. 1. UX and UI patterns ❌ 2. Performance ❌ 3. Ease and speed of development ❌
7. PhoneGap 2009
8. PhoneGap 2009
9. Xamarin 2011
10. React Native 2015
11. Flutter 2017
12. Jetpack Compose Maybe iOS implementation will land in 2023?
13. PhoneGap 2009 Xamarin 2011 React Native 2015 Flutter 2017 Jetpack Compose 2023?
14. PhoneGap 2009 Xamarin 2011 React Native 2015 Flutter 2017 Jetpack Compose 2023?
15. Algorithm changed
16. Why is Flutter gaining in popularity?
17. 1. UX and UI patterns
18. Design has converged
19. App Store 2008 Android Market 2008
20. iOS Contacts 2015 Android Contacts 2014
21. iOS Contacts 2022 Android Contacts 2022
25. Single design
26. 1. UX and UI patterns ✅
27. 1. UX and UI patterns ✅ 2. Performance
28. Dart code is compiled to native ARM machine code
29. Flutter’s rendering engine
31. 1. UX and UI patterns ✅ 2. Performance ✅
32. 1. UX and UI patterns ✅ 2. Performance ✅ 3. Ease and speed of development
33. Write once for both platforms
34. Instant development builds
36. Statically typed language (with null safety)
37. Great IDE support
40. Flutter web
42. PR checks
44. Actual PR build analysis step ran for 43 seconds
45. 1. UX and UI patterns ✅ 2. Performance ✅ 3. Ease and speed of development ✅
46. 1. UX and UI patterns ✅ 2. Performance ✅ 3. Ease and speed of development ✅ 4. Organisational benefits
47. More clarity
48. With less syncing
51. Analytics and tracking
52. Internal app has 2x the testers
53. 1. UX and UI patterns ✅ 2. Performance ✅ 3. Ease and speed of development ✅ 4. Organisational benefits ✅
54. So what are the downsides?
55. Google could stop supporting Flutter
56. Google could stop supporting Flutter … and more at killedbygoogle.com JS*
57. Apple could ban/demote apps built with Flutter on the App Store
58. Feature lag to Flutter
59. Interoperability with existing native app is difficult and adds complexity
60. Final thoughts
61. Skills are really transferable
62. Skills are really transferable
63. Be open-minded!
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65. Questions? Capital at risk.