Dealing with Flutter Dependency Conflicts and Third-Party Plugin Changes

Polyglot Software Development

In this podcast episode, Krish discusses recent changes made to their mobile app built on Flutter. They highlight the challenges faced when upgrading dependencies and dealing with breaking changes. He shares their experience with dependency conflicts and the need to update dependencies incrementally. He also discuss the changes in Facebook login and the introduction of limited login. Krish provides insights into debugging and finding solutions to these challenges. He concludes by mentioning their exploration of AI technologies and the availability of their APIs on AWS Marketplace.

Takeaways

• Regularly upgrading dependencies in a mobile app is important to avoid dependency issues and breaking changes.
• Handling dependency conflicts can be challenging, especially when using third-party plugins and libraries.
• Changes in third-party plugins, like Facebook login, can introduce new features and limitations that need to be accounted for.
• Debugging and finding solutions to issues with upgrades and changes require thorough investigation and sometimes trial and error.
• Exploring AI technologies and leveraging existing APIs can save time and effort in software development.

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Apologies for the Delay

04:12 Handling Dependency Upgrades and Breaking Changes

08:38 Challenges with Facebook Login and Limited Login

13:04 Debugging and Finding Solutions to Issues

15:28 Importance of Keeping Up to Date with Software Changes

18:16 Exploring AI Technologies and APIs

29:20 Future Topics and Conclusion