https://gaetangrond.me/en/categories/flutter/ Recent content in Flutter on Gaëtan Grond https://gaetangrond.me/logo-2.png https://gaetangrond.me/logo-2.png Hugo -- 0.165.0 en-GB Tue, 08 Sep 2026 22:41:09 +0200 https://gaetangrond.me/posts/flutter/flutter-the-dying-package-ecosystem/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:41:13 +0200 https://gaetangrond.me/posts/flutter/flutter-the-dying-package-ecosystem/ <h2 id="flutter-has-a-package-problem">Flutter Has a Package Problem</h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/162960?ref=blog.gaetangrond.me"><img loading="lazy" src="https://blog.gaetangrond.me/content/images/2025/02/image-3.png"></a></p> <p>It&rsquo;s true that abandoned projects in open source software (OSS) are common. NPM is infamous for the number of abandoned packages, which is mainly due to the lack of internal utility libraries, where for instance Python internal libraries shine. However, maintaining a Flutter package is more challenging since you need to account for at least two platforms for mobile (iOS/Android), and increasingly, web and desktop applications if you are brave enough.</p>