In this first chapter, we've covered several of the basics that you'll build upon on your journey learning Flutter. The content covered here included how to use the Flutter CLI and how to test your installation with the flutter doctor command. You also saw how to try your apps on an emulator (Android) or a simulator (iOS).
We introduced Dart and its syntax: using the DartPad online tool, we looked at some of the Dart syntax, including variables, loops, using strings, the arrow syntax, lists, generics, and the Map() method.
We've touched upon the basics of object-oriented programming with classes and objects, including constructors, properties, and methods. Finally, we introduced Flutter and created our first Hello World app. We saw that almost every piece of UI in Flutter is a widget, and we introduced several basic widgets, including Center, Text, MaterialApp...
