{"id":14,"date":"2023-01-23T21:42:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/margauxhutchins\/?p=14"},"modified":"2023-01-23T21:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T21:42:05","slug":"winter-term-blog-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/margauxhutchins\/2023\/01\/23\/winter-term-blog-post-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Term &#8211; Blog Post #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is your most favorite technology? Least favorite?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>My favorite technology is Flutter. I\u2019m learning how powerful the tool is and it\u2019s exciting to see it being updated and becoming a more sophisticated development platform. I don\u2019t have a least favorite technology right now. The two tools I\u2019m using are FlutterFlow and Asana. Both are great and useful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What technology did you have difficulty learning, but now appreciate?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>FlutterFlow was by far the most challenging technology to learn. There is a lot of sophisticated functionality which gives it a steep learning curve. I get help from my project mentor and he has been instrumental in helping me appreciate FlutterFlow. He has spent hundreds of hours learning the software, so he has been a life saver for this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What would you change about any of the technologies you used?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I would not change FlutterFlow so much as change the tutorials. The tutorials are fast, assume you are comfortable with FlutterFlow, and don\u2019t explain how to structure the app when developing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Which technology had the most difficult learning curve? Easiest?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As I mentioned earlier, FlutterFlow had the steepest learning curve. It is a new technology and is being updated weekly. FlutterFlow tutorials are complex and assume you have a working knowledge of the platform before the videos start. This can be frustrating. Even though it is a drag and drop interface for app development, you still need a CS background to use the platform. If not, it is very difficult to learn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>If you could start over, what technologies would you use instead of the ones you are using?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I would not use different technologies. My team started preparing for this project in August. We researched different app development platforms and decided on FlutterFlow. This gave us a clear idea of the learning curve, how much work was involved, and to level set expectations. I understood the work load and amount of time I would spend on this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What technology do you wish had been included in your tech stack?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I wish I included Figma in the tech stack. I would design the UI\/UX on Figma first, then develop the app on FlutterFlow. This would help me save time because I was designing and developing simultaneously. We are done with the design part and now developing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>In your own words, describe how your favorite technology works.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>FlutterFlow is an online drag and drop interface to visually build mobile apps without writing code.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Include images wherever necessary (pics of hand-drawn images work fine).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is an example of the UI of the app development environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5921\/files\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-1.40.59-PM-1024x685.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5921\/files\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-1.40.59-PM-1024x685.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5921\/files\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-1.40.59-PM-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5921\/files\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-1.40.59-PM-768x514.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/5921\/files\/2023\/01\/Screen-Shot-2023-01-23-at-1.40.59-PM.png 1512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My favorite technology is Flutter. 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