Flutter & Dart App Development Practice Exam
Flutter & Dart App Development Practice Exam
About Flutter & Dart App Development Exam
This exam is designed to test the proficiency of candidates in developing mobile applications using Flutter and Dart. It covers the fundamentals of app development, including UI design, widget usage, state management, and API integration. The exam will assess skills in creating responsive applications with optimized performance, using Flutter's powerful libraries and tools. It also tests the ability to implement best practices for error handling, testing, and debugging in Flutter.
Skills Required
- Proficiency in Dart programming language.
- Experience in developing Flutter applications for both Android and iOS platforms.
- Understanding of Flutter's widget tree and layout structures.
- Knowledge of state management techniques (e.g., Provider, Riverpod, Bloc).
- Ability to integrate RESTful APIs and handle asynchronous data fetching.
- Experience with Flutter’s navigation system and routing.
- Familiarity with testing and debugging tools in Flutter.
- Understanding of app deployment processes to both Android and iOS platforms.
- Familiarity with Flutter's package ecosystem for implementing features like animations, authentication, and storage.
Who should take the Exam?
This exam is intended for developers who have experience with Flutter and Dart and wish to validate their skills in building cross-platform mobile applications. It is suitable for those with a background in app development, as well as those looking to enter the mobile development field. Ideal candidates include:
- Junior to mid-level mobile developers wanting to deepen their knowledge of Flutter.
- Developers familiar with other frameworks (e.g., React Native) who want to transition to Flutter.
- Software engineers with a basic understanding of programming who want to specialize in mobile app development.
- Anyone looking to enhance their career opportunities in the growing mobile development market.
Course Outline
The Flutter & Dart App Development Exam covers the following topics -
Domain 1. Introduction
- Overview of Flutter app development
- Flutter Development Environment Setup - Overview
- Flutter Dev Website - Overview
Domain 2. Setting Up on Windows
- Setup Flutter on Windows
Domain 3. Setting Up on Mac
- Flutter Setup on Mac
Domain 4. Visual Studio Code & First Flutter App
- Setup VS Code IDE - Installation and Setup
- Create a Flutter Project
- Running the first Flutter app on Emulator
Domain 5. Why Flutter: Benefits and Motivation
- Why Flutter: Benefits and Motivation
- Fortune Cookie App Development:
- Randomizing a list of strings
- Dart Basics: Variables, Strings, Integers, and Variables
- Introduction to Functions in Dart (Void and return types)
- Passing Arguments in Functions
- Putting it all together: Function Return Types and Arguments
- Widgets in Flutter (Add a Card, Add Images as Assets)
Domain 6. Flutter Widgets: Stateful vs Stateless
- Overview of Stateful and Stateless Widgets
- Widget Hierarchy and Reusability Overview
- Tip Calculator App:
- Create Project and Setup the AppBar
- Adding Containers and Decorating Them
- Widgets Documentation & Basics of Theming
- Understanding Theme and the BuildContext
- Widgets & Dart Classes and Objects - Introduction to OOP
- Creating the Bill Amount Container and the TextField
- Creating the Split Bill Section
- Adding Increment and Decrement Functionality
- Refactoring the PersonCounter Widget
- Adding the Tip Percentage and Slider Widgets
- Refactoring TipSlide Widget and BillAmount TextField
- Tip Calculation Logic
- Full Widget Refactor for Tip Calculator
Domain 7. Flutter State Management: Provider & Improving Apps
- Introduction to Provider State Management Package
- Setup Provider & Understanding Flutter Packages and Dependencies
- Setup Provider Model Class and Implementing a Consumer
- Consumer vs ProviderOf - Overview
- Random Fortune App:
- Adding a Provider
- Tip Calculator App:
- Add Provider and Code Refactor
- Add ThemeProvider for Dark & Light Modes
- Intermediate Dart:
- Introduction to OOP Inheritance
Domain 8. Flutter Navigation & Movie App
- Navigation - Movie App Demo
- Flutter ListViewBuilder Widget - Show Movies on a ListView
- Dart Basics:
- Arrays, Lists, Loops, and Types
- Adding and Removing Items from Lists
- Movie App Development:
- Create a Movie Provider and Decorate ListItems
- The Movie Model Class and JSON Movie File Overview
- Dart Maps and Creating a Movie Model Class
- Creating the MovieParser Class and Parsing Movies
- Async - Await Overview and Future Type
- Customizing ListItem with ExpansionTile
- Adding Navigation to Movie Details Screen
- Passing Movie Data to Movie Details Screen
- Refactoring with Custom Widgets
- Adding Image to CircleAvatar and Show Image Posters
Domain 9. Data Persistence with SQLite & JSON Parsing: Book Tracker App
- Introduction to the Book Tracker App - Demo
- Create the Book Reader Project & Add BottomNavigationBar
- Setting up NavigationBarItem onTap
- Google Books API Endpoint - Overview
- Create Book Model Class and Network Class
- Fetching JSON Payload and Showing in Console
- Create List of Book Objects and Display
- Dart Basics:
- Control Flow, Branching, NOT Operator
- TryCatch and Exceptions
- Showing Book Searches in ListView and Adding GridView
- GestureDetector, Named Routes, and Show Book Details
- Implement BookDetailsArgument and Null Safety in Flutter
- Image & Book Title on Details Screen
- SQLite Database Integration:
- Creating SQLite Database Helper Class
- Methods for Insert and ReadAll Books
- Saving and Displaying Books
- Handling Favorites - ToggleFavorite Status
- Delete and Show Favorites Dynamically
Domain 10. Firebase Realtime Database & HTTP Requests: Water Tracker App
- Water Tracker Demo and Overview
- Setup FloatingActionButton and AppBar
- Setup Firebase Realtime Database Backend
- Adding AlertDialog and TextField for Water Intake
- Water Model & Provider Setup:
- Use Provider to Save Water Entries
- Adding Items into Firebase and Refreshing UI
- Resolving UI Issues and Correct Item Display
