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Maestro (from mobile.dev, often referred to as maestro.dev) is an open-source UI testing framework for mobile apps, including Flutter apps on Android and iOS, but also Web with the super-ability to automate end-to-end tests using simple YAML flows, interacting with your app via accesibility semantics labels, text, or identifiers and also have the featur to…
Here is how to Style Text in Flutter to be Italic, Bold and even Mixed – having a text with multiple spans with different styling. Flutter Text Styling – Italic If you want a “Regular Italic” text style in Flutter, you simply use: fontStyle: FontStyle.italic There is no separate weight for “Regular Italic” — it…
Creating a StatefulWidget that passes data down using a Builder pattern is a common and effective way to manage local state without passing values to widget contructors. Thos way you provide values to children without manually passing parameters through every constructor (prop-drilling). The “Provider-lite” Pattern In Flutter, this is typically achieved by creating a custom…
Here are a few simple, copy-pasteable ways to make a Chip with a rounded border (including a pill / stadium shape and a bordered outline). 1) Simple Chip with rounded outline Chip( avatar: CircleAvatar(child: Text(‘A’)), label: Text(‘Rounded Chip’), shape: RoundedRectangleBorder( borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12), // adjust for roundness side: BorderSide(color: Colors.blue, width: 1.5), ), backgroundColor: Colors.white, elevation:…
Here’s a widely agreed-upon “canon” of books that most experienced programmers consider essential or life-changing & some related to Flutter. These are not beginner tutorials but books that profoundly shape how you think about code, systems, and the craft. # Book Author(s) Year Why it’s a must-read + short review 1 The Pragmatic Programmer Andrew…
Here’s a clear, useful list of major social media platforms used around the world, starting with those originating in the United States and widely used globally. After that, I list major platforms from other regions as well.
Here are the battle-tested strategies that actually prevent “the code review made it prettier but broke the feature” — ranked from highest leverage to nice-to-have. # Strategy How it stops review regressions Implementation tips (2025 reality) 1 Strong automated tests that run on every PR (the single biggest preventer) If a reviewer asks you to…
Customizing the theme of Google Maps in a Flutter app allows you to match the map’s appearance to your app’s design, such as light/dark modes or branded styles. This is achieved using the google_maps_flutter package, which supports built-in map types and custom JSON-based styles. Below is a step-by-step guide covering setup, basic theming, custom styles,…
To transform a plain Spring Boot project into a basic Vaadin “Hello World” app, you’ll need to add Vaadin dependencies, configure the build for frontend resources, update your main application class, and create a simple Vaadin route (view). This assumes a Maven-based project using Spring Boot 3.x (Vaadin 24+ requires it) and Java 17+. If…
If Flutter list item does not get scroll events in the parent list view – Most likely – do not look at the list item – look at the list view & scroll controller. Root Cause By default, InkWell consumes all pointer events, including scroll gestures (vertical drags). When your finger touches the InkWell area…