My last article about React Native in 2024 was a hit! 🎯 🎉 The number one question I got from people reading it was... Should I choose React Native or Flutter in 2024? So I went and wrote another comprehensive article comparing the two. You'll learn about what Flutter and React Native are as well as when and why you might choose one over the other in your app development projects. It's useful for developers *and* product managers, how about that?

React Native continues to evolve and make strides in 2024 as it faces increasing competition from other cross-platform tools. Key developments covered in this article include the growing adoption of the new architecture, the dominance of the Skia and Reanimated animation libraries, the rise of the Expo ecosystem, upcoming changes in React 19 and the React Compiler, efforts to unify the DOM between web and native with React Strict DOM and consistent event loop processing, and the introduction of the high-performance Static Hermes engine. The article examines how these innovations aim to improve performance, developer experience, code reuse across platforms, and create best-in-class user experiences as React Native solidifies its position as the preeminent framework for building world-class cross-platform mobile apps.

“KISS Architecture” explores the use of Flutter's inherent features to their utmost potential while curbing the use of third-party dependencies. By adopting this method, we achieve heightened software supply chain security, a crucial advantage for sectors such as healthcare, automotive, and finance. This approach simplifies developer onboarding, streamlines maintenance, and bolsters Flutter's robustness, making it an ideal choice for mission-critical, enterprise-grade applications demanding unwavering performance across various platforms.

Discover how leveraging OpenAPI specifications and client-side code generation can streamline mobile app development, particularly when using .NET Core and Flutter. By minimizing the non-functional "glue code", you optimize the development process, leading to a superior development experience and more reliable apps.

My open sourced example of a polar plot with smooth edges, created in Flutter. The plot is built using CustomPainter and is smoothly interpolated by employing the Catmull-Rom spline method.