Flutter the Dying Package Ecosystem

Flutter Has a Package Problem It’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 shines. 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. ...

April 3, 2025 · 3 min · Gaëtan Grond

Django Packages I Have Used and Loved in 2024

It has been almost 4 years since I launched my SaaS business in Django, while fancier Python frameworks have been released since then, Django still remains king of the Python web framework. Thanks to an ever-growing ecosystem of packages and their outstanding stability. Only the most useful and stable packages have made the cut, links to the official package source is included in the title itself. ...

January 3, 2025 · 5 min · Gaëtan Grond

Picking the Right Flutter Packages

Choosing the right packages for your Flutter project is a crucial part of the development process, failing to pick the right packages can lead to a lot of headaches down the road. Most frameworks and languages have a package manager, Python has pip, JavaScript has npm, and Dart has pub. ...

December 15, 2023 · 3 min · Gaëtan Grond