May 255 Things I Learned While Doing My First Startup (as a software developer)Last week I finished my first SaaS startup Beeeper. After five months of ups and downs, I decided to share my 5 tips or lessons I learned from this undertaking. Prerequisite This was my first startup meaning I did everything by myself as a solo developer. I had a lot of…Software Development6 min read
Apr 27You are not a full-stack developer* (*probably)I work in IT since 2015. Back then I looked at my full-stack dev friends with a fair amount of admiration and a lot of respect. Years passed and I realized that being in IT is quite similar to being an actor — you either pretend to know the answer…Software Development5 min read
Published in ITNEXT·May 18, 2021I was hacking iPhones in 2008Hi 👋 My name is Luke and I am a software developer. Back in 2008, I was a curious, nerdy teenager with a love for new tech. As it turned out this curiosity led me to become a software developer. What I was rocking when iPhone was released 🤘 iPhone was released in 2007 and the world went crazy…Technology8 min read
Published in ITNEXT·May 6, 2021How to better manage business logic in your Flutter appsHi 👋 I am Luke and I am a software developer and I love learning new things. Every day is an opportunity to improve myself and do something! I started my Flutter series as my input to the community. It feels great. When I feel some topics are neglected or…Mobile6 min read
Published in Level Up Coding·Apr 19, 2021Size does matter — Flutter dependency managementHi 👋 My name is Luke and I am a software developer. During my years of working with JS package managers, I’ve never thought things could be done differently. I just accepted that it works as it works. Until I started working with Flutter. Something clicked. …Flutter5 min read
Published in ITNEXT·Mar 17, 2021Why I‘m not using Navigator 2.0 in Flutter— my patternIn this article, I’ll be talking about Navigator 1.X. If you’re interested in Navigator 2.0 please find other article. Hi, I am Luke and I am a software developer. My biggest Flutter project started in March 2020. Looking back, it was quite a journey! From the very beginning I was…Flutter6 min read
Published in ITNEXT·Mar 10, 2021Flutter is no longer a cross-platform framework — it is something more.Hi I am Luke and I am software developer. Since I’ve chosen a very bold title I need to elaborate a bit more on it. FYI I do think technically Flutter is a cross-platform framework. But bear with me... Since the release of Flutter 2.0, I began to see the…Flutter5 min read
Feb 3, 2021DoYouEvenFlutter [EP.4] Boost your coding productivity with this Flutter VSCode setup in 2021Hello, coders! I am Luke and I am a Flutter dev. Here is my setup 😉 As a full-time Flutter developer, with a few good years of commercial experience, I can say a good environment is something that can boost your productiveness by quite a lot! VSCode — my integrated development environment (IDE). This came as surprise…Flutter5 min read
Jan 18, 2021Is it the end of Facebook? Tech decentralization in generalLittle about me and why I am talking about that? I am a software engineer and I love my job. Not only that, after work, I like to sit and try to think about new ideas on how to make the world a better place. Last year I changed my higher-paying job in a semi-corporate software house to a med-tech…Technology6 min read
Published in ITNEXT·Jan 13, 2021DoYouEvenFlutter [EP.3] Creating custom icon fontNowadays, almost every app uses icons, we basically live in the renaissance of iconography. Your icon amount can vary between a few to hundreds, depending on your app specification. While working full-time as a Flutter developer, I have to work closely with our UI design team, which loves creating custom…Flutter5 min read