I Love Flutter, But Sometimes It Feels Like We're In A Toxic Relationship

Listen. I adore Flutter. Like, I’m talking full-on, butterflies-in-my-stomach, swipe-right-every-time kind of love. It's beautiful, modern, and powerful. It lets me build for Android and iOS (and more!) with one codebase, which is honestly chef’s kiss. Flutter has been the MVP of my career as a mobile dev. But even in the healthiest relationships, you have fights, right? And me and Flutter... we have some fights. Sometimes it gaslights me. Sometimes I wake up and wonder if I made the right choice. So this isn’t a hate post. It’s not a breakup letter. It’s more of a... vent. A good ol’ "I love you but what are you even doing right now???" post. Here are 10 things that make me mad about Flutter, even though I wouldn’t trade it for anything else (well… maybe for a decent debugging experience

May 3, 2025 - 17:11

I Love Flutter, But Sometimes It Feels Like We're In A Toxic Relationship

Listen. I adore Flutter. Like, I’m talking full-on, butterflies-in-my-stomach, swipe-right-every-time kind of love. It's beautiful, modern, and powerful. It lets me build for Android and iOS (and more!) with one codebase, which is honestly chef’s kiss. Flutter has been the MVP of my career as a mobile dev. But even in the healthiest relationships, you have fights, right? And me and Flutter... we have some fights. Sometimes it gaslights me. Sometimes I wake up and wonder if I made the right choice.

So this isn’t a hate post. It’s not a breakup letter. It’s more of a... vent. A good ol’ "I love you but what are you even doing right now???" post.

Here are 10 things that make me mad about Flutter, even though I wouldn’t trade it for anything else (well… maybe for a decent debugging experience