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.
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⏳ 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