Mobile Development
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13 articles on Mobile Development — engineering essays from the work.
The notebook (13)
13 articles
Flutter CI/CD in 2026: Codemagic vs Fastlane vs GitHub Actions
A practitioner comparison of Codemagic, Fastlane, and GitHub Actions for Flutter CI/CD: code signing, the managed vs self-hosted call, and what each wins.
Offline-First Flutter: SQLite vs Hive, and Handling Sync Conflicts
Offline-first Flutter for rural connectivity: SQLite vs Hive, queueing mutations, and resolving sync conflicts when the data is a trade and money is at stake.
A Flutter Testing Strategy That Actually Reaches 85% Coverage
How I led a Flutter architecture to 85% unit and 60% widget coverage: what to test, the cost curve of each test type, and why Clean Architecture matters.
Flutter Security for FinTech: KYC, Biometrics, and PII
Building KYC in Flutter: why the sensitive path leaves Dart, secure document capture, PII that never touches the device, and compliance as configuration.
Flutter State Management in 2026: BLoC vs Riverpod vs GetX
An honest BLoC vs Riverpod vs GetX comparison from an engineer who led a BLoC architecture, migrated a flagship app to GetX, and ships Riverpod today.
Flutter Platform Channels: Bridging to Native Android SDKs in Kotlin
A practical guide to Flutter platform channels: MethodChannel vs EventChannel, threading and lifecycle traps, error propagation, and testing the Kotlin side.
How I Cut Runtime Crashes ~67% in a Flutter App
How I cut runtime crashes ~67% in a Flutter app serving 100K+ users: Crashlytics instrumentation, the four Flutter crash classes, and why you measure first.
Flutter vs React Native in 2026: Which Should You Choose?
Honest Flutter vs React Native comparison for 2026 — performance, ecosystem, hiring rates, AI tooling, and a decision framework from a dev who shipped both.
How to Add AI Features to a Flutter App in 2026 (Practical Guide)
A practical guide to Flutter AI integration in 2026 — architecture, API-key security, streaming chat UIs, on-device vs cloud AI, RAG, and cost control.
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