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title:      "Flutter"
ring:       assess
quadrant:   languages-and-frameworks

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[Flutter](https://flutter.io) allows writing native applications for different platforms with a single code base in [Dart](https://dart.dev).

It provides stable platform implementations for both major mobile platforms iOS and Android.
With [Flutter on the Web](https://flutter.dev/web) it is possible to build single-page applications (SPA) out of the same code with full support for service workers.
The [Desktop](https://flutter.dev/desktop) (Windows, Mac, Linux) platform is currently still in beta (as of mid 2021).

The compilation into native platform code prevents from bottleneck-issues due context switching and runtime bridging, which can be found in other cross-platform frameworks like [React Native](https://reactnative.dev).

Comparing to a Javascript-based PWA, Flutter's approach promises a better performance and energy-efficiency.

We gathered first positive experience with small applications, which used the  Alpha and Beta state of Flutter for Linux (x64) and Web by the time of development. We plan to continue to assess the cross-platform benefits for future projects.