Master Flutter & Dart App Development: A Beginner's Guide to Mobile App Building

What you will learn:

Project Setup and Configuration
Flutter Project Structure and Organization
Flutter Scaffold and its Properties
Creating Reusable Flutter Widgets
Implementing Bottom Navigation Bars
Mastering Flutter Layout Widgets (Row, Column, Stack, Container)
Designing and Building Complex UIs
Dart Programming Fundamentals (Classes, Inheritance, Constructors)
Advanced Dart: Lists, Maps, and Data Structures
State Management Techniques (GetX, Riverpod, BLoC)
Implementing App Navigation and Routing
JSON Data Handling and Integration

Description

Transform your mobile app development skills with this comprehensive beginner-friendly Flutter and Dart course. Learn to build beautiful, functional apps step-by-step, starting with fundamental UI elements and progressing to advanced concepts. We'll guide you through creating reusable widgets, mastering complex layouts, and handling efficient state management.

This course isn't just about Flutter; we delve deep into core Dart programming principles including classes, inheritance, lists, maps, and method overriding, ensuring you possess a solid foundation. You'll craft a practical, engaging project showcasing a sleek ticket booking app, complete with captivating UI elements and intuitive user flows.

Master essential widgets like Container, Stack, Row, and Column to construct responsive and dynamic interfaces. Discover effective techniques for creating reusable UI components, dramatically reducing development time and improving code maintainability. Explore state management solutions like GetX, Riverpod, and BLoC, learning how to manage app data efficiently and efficiently.

By the end of this course, you'll be equipped with the skills and confidence to build professional-quality mobile applications using Flutter and Dart. From initial project setup to advanced state management, this course provides everything you need for success.

This course includes:

In-depth Dart programming fundamentals
Comprehensive Flutter UI development techniques
Building reusable UI components for efficiency
Mastering complex layouts using various widgets
Implementing state management with GetX, Riverpod, and BLoC
Creating a complete ticket booking app project

Curriculum

Introduction

This introductory section provides a brief overview of the course and sets the stage for your Flutter and Dart journey. You will be introduced to the course and what to expect throughout the learning experience.

Setting Up Your Development Environment

This section guides you through the process of downloading and installing all the necessary tools, including VS Code, the Flutter SDK, and the Android SDK. You’ll learn how to set up your development environment, create your first Flutter project, and understand the project’s structure. The section also covers the creation and use of a Git repository for version control.

Mastering Dart Fundamentals

This section dives into the core concepts of the Dart programming language. You’ll learn about classes, inheritance, abstract classes, constructors, stateful and stateless classes, along with a comprehensive exploration of Lists and Maps. The section concludes with a quiz to test your understanding.

Building the Bottom Navigation Bar

Here, you will learn how to create and style a bottom navigation bar, a crucial UI element in most mobile apps. You will learn to create dummy screens, access and update the navigation bar’s index using setState(), and even install custom icons. This includes a quiz to reinforce learned concepts.

Creating the Home Screen

This section focuses on building the home screen of your ticket booking app. You will learn about various layout widgets, creating reusable widgets to efficiently manage code, and mastering the design and implementation of several key UI elements such as the header, search bar, and individual ticket views. It explores Dart's ternary operator and concludes with a quiz covering topics on layout and widget design.

Styling and Enhancing Your App

This section covers color customization within Android Studio and dives deeper into Dart concepts like 'const,' 'final,' immutability, and more advanced List & Map manipulations. Data loading from Map formats is also addressed.

Navigation and Routing

This section teaches you how to implement navigation and routing within your Flutter app, enabling seamless transitions between different screens. You will explore various techniques for passing data between screens and handling navigation using routes and callbacks.

Constructing the Hotel Widget and Search Screen

This section involves creating the hotel widget, showcasing hotel information, and integrating map data. It also focuses on building the search screen, handling ticket and hotel tabs, and using reusable widgets to streamline development. A quiz tests the understanding of widget styling and layout.

Developing the Ticket Screen and Navigation

This section covers developing the ticket screen, handling details, and implementing comprehensive navigation between different app sections. It includes using the `Navigator` to manage screen transitions.

Advanced UI Techniques with CustomScrollView and Slivers

Explore advanced UI techniques using CustomScrollView, Slivers, SliverAppBar, and SliverList to create sophisticated and visually appealing layouts. This section also introduces the concept of expandable text and includes a quiz on shadows and other UI elements.

Creating the Profile Screen

This section guides you in creating a fully functional profile screen, utilizing various widgets and layout techniques to organize information effectively.

State Management with GetX, Riverpod, and BLoC

This section delves into various state management techniques, including GetX, Riverpod, and BLoC, demonstrating how to manage application state efficiently and effectively. You'll learn to use each library to update UI elements dynamically.

Building a Real-World Hotel Booking App

This final section brings together all the concepts learned throughout the course to build a comprehensive real-world hotel booking application.