Flutter is a framework that is developed by Google, the tech giant; for both Android and IOS Application Development. It uses the Dart Programming Language that is also created by Google itself.
Now, there's a lot of confusion in the minds of newbie software developers and mostly the students that Which one is best for to pickup; Flutter or Java for developing Android Applications.
The answer is not simple and there are many reasons for it.
Flutter Advantages:
- Flutter is owned by Google, so you can expect better features and functionality but not now (I will tell you the reason.
- Flutter is reasonably lightweight than Android Studio with Java as its setup is nearly about 400 to 500 Megabytes. Also, you just need to download its SDK files and its works with any editor like VS Code, Sublime, etc.
- Flutter works with Dart Programming Language to create Hybrid Applications. It means we write once for multiple platforms including Android, IOS and Web.
- The Dart Programming Language used in Flutter is closely similar to Java Programming Language syntax. So you don't have to stress much if you are shifting from Java to Flutter.
Flutter Disadvantages:
- Flutter is a newly introduced framework along with Dart. Currently, its community is still young and further developing.
- It lacks some important libraries support. For Example, Users cannot Embed or access Map Api right now in Flutter App.
- The Application UI/UX designing process in Flutter is not an easy task as it is not relying on a separate XML like file set up just like in Android Studio where we first design a UI of an App then we write functionality code in Java.
- The coding gets messy if your app is too big or contains a large number of features/functions.
- The Technical Support is still not up to the requirements of any beginner. The Official documentation is under developing stage.
Conclusion:
In my point of view, I will suggest that you should take a look at it if you are interested in developing Applications that support by Cross-Platform. Meanwhile, Google will definitely make it one of the best in the upcoming days. So, it would be more popular in the future when its Community will get bigger. Also, it features and functionality will get an improvement over time.
