Cloud Functions for Firebase Now Speaks Dart (Experimental)
Firebase shipped experimental Dart support for Cloud Functions on May 6, 2026. HTTPS and callable triggers, AOT-compiled cold starts, and the Firebase CLI handles compilation.
Tag: dart
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Fix: Unhandled Exception: FormatException: Unexpected character when parsing JSON in Dart
The fix in 30 seconds: your response body is not the JSON you think it is. Print the raw bytes, decode with utf8.decode(response.bodyBytes), and never feed an HTML error page or a BOM-prefixed string to jsonDecode.
Fix: Version solving failed in pubspec.yaml
The fix in 30 seconds: read the 'because' chain in the error, find the one constraint that boxes pub in, and either widen it or add a dependency_overrides entry. Do not start with flutter clean.
Fix: A RenderFlex overflowed by N pixels in Flutter
The fix in 30 seconds: wrap the offending child in Expanded or Flexible. Then read the rest to learn why Row and Column do not clip, what unbounded constraints actually mean, and which fix is right for each layout.
Flutter 3.44 Splits Material and Cupertino Out of the SDK and Defaults to SwiftPM
Flutter 3.44 stable freezes Material and Cupertino inside the SDK and points new work at the material_ui and cupertino_ui packages on pub.dev. SwiftPM also becomes the default for iOS and macOS, finally retiring CocoaPods.
How to migrate a Flutter app from GetX to Riverpod
Step-by-step migration from GetX to Riverpod 3.x in a real Flutter app: GetxController to Notifier, .obs to derived providers, Get.find to ref.watch, Get.to to go_router, plus snackbars, theming, and tests. Tested on Flutter 3.27.1, Dart 3.11, flutter_riverpod 3.3.1.
How to profile jank in a Flutter app with DevTools
Step-by-step guide to finding and fixing jank in Flutter 3.27 with DevTools: profile mode, the Performance overlay, the Frame Analysis tab, the CPU Profiler, raster vs UI thread, shader warm-up, and Impeller-specific gotchas. Tested on Flutter 3.27.1, Dart 3.11, DevTools 2.40.
How to set the accent color in a Flutter app with Material 3 ColorScheme
The 2026 way to set an accent color in Flutter with Material 3: ColorScheme.fromSeed, the colorSchemeSeed shorthand, the seven DynamicSchemeVariant options, dark mode, dynamic_color on Android 12+, and harmonizing brand colors. Tested on Flutter 3.27.1 and Dart 3.11.
How to add platform-specific code in Flutter without plugins
Call native Android (Kotlin) and iOS (Swift) code from a Flutter 3.x app without writing a plugin: MethodChannel, EventChannel, BasicMessageChannel, the StandardMessageCodec type table, threading rules, and the cases where a plugin still wins.
How to write a Dart isolate for CPU-bound work
When async/await is not enough: spawn a Dart isolate to run CPU-bound work off the UI thread. Isolate.run, Flutter's compute, long-lived workers with SendPort/ReceivePort, what can cross the boundary, and the JS/web caveat. Tested on Dart 3.11 and Flutter 3.27.1.