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Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by asgreaves on Friday May 21, 2021 @04:35PM (#27239626)
FlutterFlow cofounder here! We thought the HN crowd would want to see the generated code for FlutterMet, so here it is: https://github.com/FlutterFlow/FlutterMetSample/tree/flutter...

We try to generate clean Flutter code that follows best practices – we have a long way to go, but we couldn't be more excited.

Edit: Also, here's the video of us building it (in just under an hour): https://youtu.be/TXsjnd_4SBo

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:57AM (#27243632)
Of all the web based mobile app development services, FlutterFlow makes more sense as flutter has graduated to be a viable cross-platform development software and dart is well-suited for creating a visual programming tool.

I'm excited to see desktop applications built using FlutterFlow as desktop support for flutter is fast improving.

P.S. I've added FlutterFlow to my curated list of startup tools - https://startuptoolchain.com/ under Visual Programming. I wish you all the best.

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by 1cvmask on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:24AM (#27244934)
Can you add saas pass and acmelogin under security and identity management
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by Abishek_Muthian on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:20AM (#27245176)
Sure I'll check them out, Get some feedback & then add it to StartupToolchain.

Thanks for bringing them to my notice.

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by TrispusAttucks on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:32AM (#27245227)
Congrats!

I see the web/index.html references a service worker that doesn't exist in the repo. Is this the case or am I looking in the wrong place?

Do you have a generated service worker file you can share?

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by rubyn00bie on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:52PM (#27242061)
Howdy! Are you planning on Desktop support for the UI builder? I was about to hand you all my money but it doesn't like it exists yet... or at least allow me to set custom dimensions on the editor/preview.

Also, does it support rendering/previewing custom widgets?

FWIW-- I've done a fair amount iOS development and loved IB (despite all the crashes and issues) for the easy visual editing; so, I'm primarily looking at this as a way to better visualize and layout my components (I personally don't need incredibly robust desktop support).

Thanks for the work on this it looks awesome.

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by abelsm on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:24PM (#27242281)
Yes, we plan on supporting desktop. Right now you can actually customize the canvas size. Just click on the canvas size to modify it: https://twitter.com/flutterflow/status/1389695362714071043
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by treyhuffine on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:09PM (#27241653)
Love the product, this is incredible!

- Is it possible to set an API request header to include the Firebase ID token?

- Are you able to embed a webview on a page?

- Is there a pattern yet for in-app payments?

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by fakedang on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:23AM (#27244930)
In the second one, you can use in_app_webview to do this.
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by salimmadjd on Friday May 21, 2021 @06:20PM (#27240692)
It’ll be great if you had an “about us” section there so I could easily see who is behind it, instead having to google it.

Your backgrounds [1] seem very solid so why not showcase it?

[1] https://www.linkedin.com/in/asgreaves

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by readonthegoapp on Tuesday May 25, 2021 @04:58PM (#27282564)
congrats.

would love to see a 5-min version of this video, narrated and/or annotated, with zero formatting, or bootstrap-like default formatting.

one thing that always trips me out with UI builders is seeing how, to produce some 'simple' list, you have to stack a grid, on top of a card, on top of a row, on top of a column, on top of a cell, on top of a row, inside of a column, etc.

just seems like i should be able to drag one simple list-like component into the view, wire up the api/db query, done.

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by swyx on Friday May 21, 2021 @06:31PM (#27240794)
congrats on launch! just wondering since you're here - what is the roadmap now that you're launched and what key hires are you looking to make?

am always interested in how companies transition from a deep build phase into a build-and-market-what-you've-already-built phase.

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by abelsm on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:58PM (#27242094)
thanks! we have some exciting features coming up. - deploy to app stores from FlutterFlow, via Codemagic - search functionality, via Algolia - several widgets (map/chat/pop-ups/bottom sheet)

in terms of our team, we're looking to bring on a community manager and a content strategist.

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by swyx on Saturday May 22, 2021 @04:52AM (#27244798)
oh man, deploy to app store would be magical. looking forward to that!

if you'd like to chat with me on content strategy, you have my email :)

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by imvetri on Friday May 21, 2021 @10:51PM (#27242900)
Hey, can I use the UI design of flutterflow for a tool I'm building.

The tool is called ui-editor and it generates code in reactjs. I'm trying to address few problems in web as an experiment here is the link to the tool https://github.com/imvetri/ui-editor

Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by zestyping on Saturday May 22, 2021 @12:05AM (#27243337)
Is there a way to see FlutterMet running with Flutter-for-web in a web browser?
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by Artistry121 on Friday May 21, 2021 @08:46PM (#27242009)
Hello! Congratulations. How would I hire someone who knows how to use this and could guide me? I think I’d like to hire someone to build in this.
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by asgreaves on Friday May 21, 2021 @09:30PM (#27242323)
Thanks! We're in the process of building our FlutterFlow community, which will make it easy to find and hire experts.
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by steveharman on Saturday May 22, 2021 @02:43AM (#27244131)
Where is FlutterFlow with supporting UI import from the design realm (Figma, Sketch etc) ?
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by Gys on Monday May 24, 2021 @06:08PM (#27270274)
Are push notifications on iOS supported?
Re:FlutterFlow: Low-code Flutter apps by sterwill on Saturday May 22, 2021 @08:54AM (#27246034)
Congrats on hitting 1.0, Alex and Abel!