Dart & Flutter Easy Wins 36-42

Andrea Bizzotto

Sep 13, 20202 min read

I recently started a series of daily tweets about easy ways to improve your Dart & Flutter code. I called this Easy Wins.

To make these easier to find, I'm sharing 7 tips every week here on my website.

Entire series here:

36. Use `Timer.periodic` to create a timer that repeats with a given period

Use Timer.periodic to create a timer that repeats with a given period — Use Timer.periodic to create a timer that repeats with a given period

37. Need to convert an enum to an int or viceversa? Use `.index` and `values[i]`

Need to convert an enum to an int or viceversa? Use .index and values\[i\] — Need to convert an enum to an int or viceversa? Use .index and values\[i\]

38. Use asserts to disrupt program execution if a boolean condition is false

Use asserts to disrupt program execution if a boolean condition is false — Use asserts to disrupt program execution if a boolean condition is false

39. Need a better logger for your apps? Use the logger package

Link: Logger package

Need a better logger for your apps? Use the logger package — Need a better logger for your apps? Use the logger package

40. Use the Flutter DevTools to inspect and profile your Flutter apps

More info & installation instructions here: Flutter DevTools

Use the Flutter DevTools to inspect and profile your Flutter apps

41. Anonymous functions can be assigned to variables, or passed as arguments to other functions

Anonymous functions can be assigned to variables, or passed as arguments to other functions — Anonymous functions can be assigned to variables, or passed as arguments to other functions

42. Want a function that can only throw? Use Never

More info here: Never for unreachable code

Want a function that can only throw? Use Never — Want a function that can only throw? Use Never

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