Mastering Flutter: Best Extensions, Dart Tips, Widgets & Speed Hacks
In this video, I’ll walk you through essential tools and tips for enhancing your Flutter development workflow. From must-have VSCode extensions to powerful Dart tips, widgets, speed boosts, and common mistakes to avoid—this guide has it all!
EXTENSIONS
Todo Tree
Better Comments
Dart Data Class Generator
Awesome Flutter Snippets
Error Lens
Pubspec Assist
Image Preview
DART
Expression Function
If Else
Cascade Operator
Spread Operator
Raw String
WIDGETS
Floating Snackbar
Layout Builder
Row vs Wrap
Fit Your Text (FittedBox)
Put Anything Anywhere (LongPressDraggable)
Selectable Text
Gradient Text (ShaderMask)
SPEED
Auto 'const' on Save (codeActionsOnSave)
Auto Format on Save (formatOnSave)
Ctrl + Space
Refactor (Wrap, Extract, Remove)
Zen Mode
Shortcuts
COMMON MISTAKES
ListView.builder (Lazy Loading) vs. SingleChildScrollView
Adaptive Widgets (Slider, SwitchListTile, Switch, Icons, CircularProgressIndicator)
Avoid Unnecessary Rebuilds, Split Big Widgets
Start a New Project with an Application ID
Use Log Instead of Print
Don't Waste Time Searching—Use Widget Inspector
TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:12 Extensions
1:43 Dart
3:14 Widgets
4:47 Speed
6:14 Common Mistakes
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