🎤 Interview with the Creator of Flutter — Eric Seidel (Shorebird) 🚀

Eric Seidel discusses the early days of Flutter at Google, its current state, and his new code-push startup Shorebird.

Interview with Eric Seidel, the creator of Flutter and founder of Shorebird. In this conversation, we talk about the early days of Flutter at Google, its current state, and where it’s headed in the future. Eric also shares insights on cross-platform development, the challenges of building developer tools, and how Shorebird is changing Flutter app deployment with code push technology. 🌐 Learn more about Shorebird: - Shorebird website: shorebird.dev - Documentation: docs.shorebird.dev - Discord Server: discord.gg/shorebird ☺ Support the channel: Any donation is gratefully received, thank you! - Via my website: davidserrano.io/sponsor - Via YouTube's Super Thanks (⬆ Button labeled THANKS above ⬆) 🔔 Subscribe: Subscribe to my channel to see more videos like this: youtube.com/@DavidSerranoIO/noodlemx?sub_confirmation=1 🔵 Follow me: Find out about my latest videos and publications: twitter.com/DavidSerranoIO mastodon.social/@DavidSerranoIO davidserrano.io/ hashnode.com/@DavidSerranoIO dev.to/svprdga ⏳ Timecodes: 00:00 - Introducing Flutter co-founder Eric Seidel 00:35 - Who is Eric Seidel? 01:18 - What is Shorebird? 03:15 - Code Push: over the air deployments for Flutter apps 05:16 - Code Push: is it compliant with store policies? 06:31 - What is the process for deploying using Code Push? 08:02 - End-user experience with Code Push 09:32 - Typical use cases for Shorebird 11:21 - Shorebird for bug fixing or new features? 13:13 - How Shorebird affects your workflow 14:48 - Shorebird limitations 17:55 - Shorebird channels 19:17 - Current state of Flutter 22:31 - Flutter's difficulties in penetrating the US market 28:08 - Chances of Google killing Flutter 30:16 - Could the community take 100% ownership of Flutter? 32:29 - Future Shorebird Projects 33:29 - Latest news about Flutter 38:31 - The early days of Flutter at Google 42:00 - Difficulties in developing the Flutter project 43:40 - Why so much hate towards Dart? 44:25 - The future of Flutter 48:04 - Impeller's role as Flutter's new graphics engine 51:00 - Tips for Flutter Beginners 52:42 - Shorebird's upcoming projects 55:19 - Where can people find Eric and Shorebird? 56:52 - Final words and conclusion