vlidholt
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Founder of Serverpod, ex-Googler, Stockholm-based hacker.
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Comment · 3 years ago
If you are an app developer using Flutter, then Serverpod is a great match. An app server is obviously a server specifically tailored to the needs of apps (e.g. as opposed to being made for the web).
Comment · 3 years ago
Aqueduct was built before Flutter, it is more like a regular web server written in Dart. Serverpod is build specifically with Flutter developers in mind, making it very easy to build APIs. Serverpod will actually analyze your server code and automatically generate your client side APIs. You call a method on the server just like you would call a local method in your app.
Comment · 3 years ago
I don't have any exact metrics. GitHub stars are one measure, though I'm not sure how well that is reflecting real-world use:
https://star-history.com/#flutter/flutter&facebook/react-nat...
Anecdotally, I'm running a Flutter Meetup with over a thousand members in Stockholm, so I feel like I have the ear on the ground. From what I see, the use of Flutter has been picking up steadily. For instance, one of Sweden's major banks has recently moved its apps to Flutter (including its web app). To their customers, it still looks exactly the same, so moves like that aren't always visible. Also, it seems like a very large proportion of startups are using Flutter too.
Comment · 3 years ago
Working for Google is awesome in many ways and the people at the Flutter team at the time I worked there were nothing less than outstanding.
For me personally, working at Google wasn't my first choice as I ended up there when the startup I worked at before was acquired. I just felt done with the whole Silicon Valley thing and ended up moving back to Sweden. If I'd pick one big company to work for, it would probably be Google.
Comment · 3 years ago
Flutter is becoming very popular for building apps. It is likely to have surpassed React Native, and according to Google more than 20% of new apps are created with Flutter today.
Comment · 3 years ago
Thank you! :)
Comment · 3 years ago
Thank you! We are definitely exploring more avenues than just regular server hosting.