Flutter Development Tutorial (Beginner to Intermediate)

Part 1: Introduction to Flutter and Environment Setup

1. What is Flutter?
   • Overview of Flutter
   • Why choose Flutter for mobile and web development
   • Popular apps built using Flutter
2. Setting Up Development Environment
   • Installing Flutter SDK (Windows, macOS, Linux)
   • Installing and setting up IDE (VSCode/Android Studio)
   • Setting up Android/iOS emulator
3. First Flutter Project: “Hello World”
   • Creating a new project
   • Understanding project structure
   • Building and running a simple “Hello World” app

Part 2: Dart Basics for Flutter

4. Introduction to Dart Programming
   • Overview of Dart language
   • Variables, data types, operators
   • Functions, control flow (if-else, loops)
   • Object-Oriented Programming in Dart
5. Understanding the main() function in Flutter
   • Importance of main() function
   • The runApp() method
   • How Flutter starts the app

Part 3: Understanding Widgets and Building UI

6. Widgets Overview
   • What are Widgets?
   • Stateless Widgets vs. Stateful Widgets
   • Widget tree and its importance
7. Building a Simple User Interface
   • Basic Widgets: Text, Container, Image, Button
   • Using Column and Row for layout
   • Adding padding, alignment, and margins
8. State Management Basics
   • Managing state using setState()
   • Stateful Widgets in action
   • Simple counter app example

Part 4: Navigation and Routing

9. Basic Navigation
   • Navigating between screens
   • Navigator.push() and Navigator.pop()
   • Passing data between screens
10. Named Routes

• Setting up and using named routes
• Organizing app navigation with a routing table

Part 5: Working with Forms and Input Handling

11. Handling User Input

• Working with TextField
• Validating form input
• Handling form submissions

12. Form Widgets and Validation

• Using Form and TextFormField
• Custom form validation logic

Part 6: Lists, Grids, and Dynamic Content

13. Working with ListView

• Building a scrollable list using ListView
• Creating dynamic lists
• Handling list item taps

14. Using GridView

• Building grid layouts
• Customizing grid appearance

Part 7: Advanced State Management

15. Introduction to State Management Solutions

• Why state management is important
• Overview of Provider, Riverpod, and Bloc patterns
• Choosing the right state management approach

16. Using Provider for State Management

• Setting up Provider
• Managing app-wide state with Provider
• Example app using Provider

Part 8: Connecting to APIs and Data Handling

17. HTTP Requests

• Making API calls with the http package
• Fetching data from a REST API
• Parsing JSON data

18. Local Data Storage

• Storing data using Shared Preferences
• Persisting data with SQLite

Part 9: Adding Animations

19. Intro to Animations

• Implicit and explicit animations
• Using the AnimatedContainer widget
• Custom animations with AnimationController

Part 10: Firebase Integration

20. Setting Up Firebase

• Adding Firebase to your Flutter project
• Firebase Authentication (Sign in, Sign up)
• Realtime Database/Firestore integration

Part 11: App Deployment

21. Optimizing Flutter Apps

• Performance optimization
• Reducing app size

22. Deploying to App Stores

• Preparing your app for production
• Deploying to Google Play Store and Apple App Store

Part 12: Building a Complete Flutter App (Capstone Project)

23. Final Project: Building a Full Application

• Define a real-world app project (e.g., Todo List, Weather App)
• Apply all learned concepts
• Walkthrough of the full app