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Flutter & Dart

SOLID Principles and Top Design Patterns

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Piotr Paweska

We all want to become better software developers and be able to call ourselves "Software Engineers" or "Software Architects", but to do that you first have to master a number of design patterns.

This course will put you on a track to that destination.

We will teach you how to recognize when to use specific design patterns to build complex systems in a divide-and-conquer manner so that complexity is reduced and abstracted.

But rather than learning all the design patterns out there, we have curated the most important, the top fundamental GoF Design Patterns for you.

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We all want to become better software developers and be able to call ourselves "Software Engineers" or "Software Architects", but to do that you first have to master a number of design patterns.

This course will put you on a track to that destination.

We will teach you how to recognize when to use specific design patterns to build complex systems in a divide-and-conquer manner so that complexity is reduced and abstracted.

But rather than learning all the design patterns out there, we have curated the most important, the top fundamental GoF Design Patterns for you.

All of that in the context of the Flutter Framework using Dart.

We start with full understanding of the S.O.L.I.D Design Principles and how they in turn relate to those design patterns. We eplain everything in the context of real-wprld problems as well as specific code examples.

At the end of the course you will get to Architect a solution by coding John Conway's Game of Life simulation which will run on your mobile device.

Complex software systems are plagued with three major issues:

  1. Timelines are stretched as requirements change.

  2. Multiple developers have a hard time coordinating their efforts.

  3. Code redundancy.

This in turn creates issues with maintenance and overall flexibility for adding new features. In general this means poorly designed systems that are hard to maintain and are not adaptable.

One answer to all the above problems is having a proper design and architecture. Think of a skyscraper being built. There is always a high-level blueprint. This blueprint is used to show everybody involved (from architects to supply chain to construction workers to machinery scheduling etc…) what is being worked on.

Everybody understands and follows the same vision.

A blueprint has a number of commonly understood elements which repeat themselves across many projects. For example all buildings need electrical wiring and plumbing, they might need elevators, and cooling systems, and underground parking lots, and of course stairs. They also usually are connected to the electrical grid and water supply as well as… roads.

All these common elements follow certain standards that have been improved over many many years and across many many projects. They are well understood and can be used almost like recipes.

In Software Engineering we also have a set of elements that repeat themselves across many projects. For example all software applications need to create objects, they need to communicate state change across those objects, they need to be able traverse over collections of those objects. In other words, if you want to be a better developer then you need to become proficient in those elements that have been time-tested. In the Software Engineering world these elements are known as “Design Patterns”

This course will teach students how to recognize when to use specific design patterns to build complex systems in a divide-and-conquer manner so that complexity is reduced and abstracted.

This will help you to design projects in an Architectural manner before any major development happens and can be used to shorten development time and reduce maintenance costs.

Design patterns are important because they are time-tested recipes or solutions to well-known software engineering problems. When creating software applications certain problems recur in a pretty predictable fashion so rather than ‘reinvent’ the wheel we will have an assortment of, if you will, wheels to choose from.

We will teach you this in a slightly different manner than you probably have been taught before. We will take a practical approach (i.e. specific examples) but the power of Design Patterns comes from their ‘concept’ and we will teach you the concept of those design patterns so that you are fully able to change them and modify them to your needs. In addition we will look at how to combine all those patterns into something greater: an architecture.

A well designed Architecture is this magical thing where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.

This is what we will strive to teach you.

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What's inside

Learning objectives

  • *master* the most important and fundamental design patterns in modern software engineering within the *flutter* framework using *dart*
  • Learn and internalize the s.o.l.i.d principles of design like seasoned *senior developers* do.
  • Get a deep understanding of the what, why, and how for those *fundamental design patterns*.
  • Get a full architectural exposition (with uml) of each pattern as well as *real-world* scenarios with hands-on coding examples for each pattern.
  • Work on and complete dart-based assignments that will push your understanding of those patterns deeper and more fundamentally.
  • Learn how to *identify* the *best pattern* for the given architectural challenge.

Syllabus

Students will learn about the objectives and the reasons behind the objectives for this course. Most importantly they will see WHY the content of this course is important to them as developers.
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In this lecture you will learn as to WHAT design patterns are, and why we would need them. Design patterns are a crucial tool in the toolkit of a Software Engineer and we explore here why you need to become familiar with them.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

In this lecture we will present to you the specific design patterns that we will cover in this course. These are in our mind the most important and fundamental of all design patterns and we will go over them in depth in subsequent lectures.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

We will test here your understanding of general aspects of design patterns

Who needs Software Architecture? Why do we care about well designed and maintainable software? And how do we achieve SOLID Architecture? This lecture will show you why.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

In this lecture we will show you why UML is very useful when working with design patterns and Software Architectures in general.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

Final piece of the coding-well puzzle will be explored. We will appeal to you in a visual way as to why having good and organized code matters.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

This is an optional lecture that you can skip if you are very comfortable with UML diagrams. In case you want a quick and gentle refresher then by all means dive in! We will do a quick overview of Class and Sequence diagrams.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

How can you tell what a good Architecture is? What are the main features of a great Architecture? In this lesson we will explore the hallmarks of a great architecture are and how to spot them.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

This is a very important topic. The S.O.L.I.D design principles form  the backbone of what a great architecture should have at its base approach. In this lecture we explore these principles in preparation for when we go over the design patterns of this course.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

This is a quick hands-on practice session where you will get a chance to exercise your SOLID knowledge by refactoring a bad solution into a good solution as per SOLID principles.

In this session we go over Single Responsibility Principle(SRP)

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

This is a quick hands-on practice session where you will get a chance to exercise your SOLID knowledge by refactoring a bad solution into a good solution as per SOLID principles.

In this session we go over Open/Closed Principle(OCP)

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

This is a quick hands-on practice session where you will get a chance to exercise your SOLID knowledge by refactoring a bad solution into a good solution as per SOLID principles.

In this session we go over Liskov Substitution Principle(LSP)

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

This is a quick hands-on practice session where you will get a chance to exercise your SOLID knowledge by refactoring a bad solution into a good solution as per SOLID principles.

In this session we go over Interface Segregation Principle(ISP)

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

This is a quick hands-on practice session where you will get a chance to exercise your SOLID knowledge by refactoring a bad solution into a good solution as per SOLID principles.

In this session we go over Dependency Inversion Principle (DIP)

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

NOTE #2: we have also provided a PDF document with some *EXTRA* exercises for you to do.

In this quiz we will test your knowledge of the SOLID Principles

We introduce the Singleton Design Pattern and discuss its importance and relevance in Software Engineering. In this lesson you will learn what it is and why we need it. It is a creational design pattern that helps us with ensuring that we have only a single copy of a given class in the whole project scope. You will find out why that is relevant.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

We further explore the Singleton Pattern and look into the architectural nature of this software recipe through the UML lens.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

Let's code something using the Singleton Pattern. In this lesson we will explore how to code this pattern in Dart. We look at how to create a Singleton Logger wrapper in Dart/Flutter.

NOTE: attached you will find the zipped source code for this lecture.

A few questions to solidify your understanding of the Singleton Pattern and its implementation.

This is an optional exercise for the student to do. It is important to practice and try things out. This will cover two scenarios to use a Singleton Pattern in.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this exercise is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the content.

We go over a solution to Exercise #1 for the Singleton Design pattern.

NOTE: The code for this solution has been attached to this lecture.

We go over a solution to Exercise #2 for the Singleton Design pattern.

NOTE: The code for this solution has been attached to this lecture.

We introduce the Factory Method Design Pattern and discuss its importance and relevance in Software Engineering. In this lesson you will learn what it is and why we need it. It is a creational design pattern that makes the process of object creation more maintainable.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

We further explore the Factory Method Pattern and look into the architectural nature of this software recipe through the UML lens.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this lecture is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the lecture content.

Let's code something using the Factory Method Pattern. In this lesson we will explore how to code this pattern in Dart. We have a fun little application which draws random shapes on the screen by utilizing the Factory Method Pattern and a custom Flutter Painter.

NOTE: attached you will find the zipped source code for this lecture.

This will test some of your knowledge about the Factory Method Pattern concept.

This is an optional exercise for the student to do. It is important to practice and try things out. This will cover two scenarios to use a Factory Method Design Pattern in.

NOTE: A PDF Version of this exercise is provided here in case you would like to take hardcopy notes of the content.

We introduce the Builder Design Pattern and discuss its importance and relevance in Software Engineering. In this lesson you will learn what it is and why we need it. It is a creational design pattern that makes the process of complex object creation more maintainable and decoupled from the client.

We further explore the Builder Pattern and look into the architectural nature of this software recipe through the UML lens.

Let's code something using the Builder Pattern. It's time for some Pizza! In this lesson we will explore how to code this pattern in Dart. We are going to create a Builder abstraction that will be responsible for creating different types of Pizza.

NOTE: attached you will find the zipped source code for this lecture.

This will test some of your knowledge about the Build Design Pattern concept.

This is an optional exercise for the student to do. It is important to practice and try things out. This will cover two scenarios to use a Builder Design Pattern in.

We introduce the Adapter Design Pattern and discuss its importance and relevance in Software Engineering. In this lesson you will learn what it is and why we need it. It is a structural design pattern that allows two different processes to talk to each other even though their view of data is not compatible.

We further explore the Adapter Pattern and look into the architectural nature of this software recipe through the UML lens.

Let's code something using the Adapter Pattern. In this lesson we will explore how to code this pattern in Dart. We are going to create an Adapter for some XML and JSON data conversion!

As part of your Adapter pattern Exercise you will add a CSV Adapter to the featured code.

NOTE: attached you will find the zipped source code for this lecture.

This will test some of your knowledge about the Adapter Design Pattern concept.

This is an optional exercise for the student to do. It is important to practice and try things out. This will cover two scenarios to use a Adapter Design Pattern in.

In this section will will introduce this incredibly simple yet powerful design pattern. This is probably the most popular and useful of all the design patterns in the whole of GoF collection.

We further explore the Strategy Pattern and look into the architectural nature of this software recipe through the UML lens.

Let's code something using the Strategy Pattern. In this lesson we will explore how to code this pattern in Dart. We are going to look at how to create different handlers for rendering to the screen.

NOTE: The source code for this lecture is attached with this video.

This will test some of your knowledge about the Strategy Design Pattern concepts.

This is an optional exercise for the student to do. It is important to practice and try things out. This will cover two scenarios to use a Strategy Design Pattern in.

It is recommended that you perhaps draw a UML sketch of the code (provided below) so that you can visually refactor it first.

NOTE: the code for Exercise #1 is attached below: shipping.dart

In this section we will explore the Observer Design Pattern with its very important role in inter-object communications.
Such aspects as notifications about specific events,  and in general signalling about action workflows is what this pattern excels at.

Here we will look at more detail about the Architectural make up of this pattern. We will look at UML as well as general workflow of what makes this pattern great. 

Let's learn something about the Observer Design Pattern in Flutter and Dart. In this lesson we will explore how this pattern is used in the setState(){ } block when we refresh widget tree contents.

NOTE: The source code for this lecture is attached with this video.

Let's learn something about the Observer Design Pattern in Flutter and Dart. In this lesson we will explore how this pattern is used in Flutter streams when we refresh widget tree contents with the ability to refresh specific branches of the widget tree.

NOTE: The source code for this lecture is attached with this video.

A few quick questions to solidify your understanding of the Observer Pattern

This is a set of exercises for the student to do. It is important to practice and try things out. This will go over the code that we have looked at in the Observer Pattern Coding (lectures #31 and #32)

You will use that code as your starting point for those exercises.

You will draw a UML Sequence Diagram for the Flutter Streams that we have covered as well as use those streams in conjunction with the Observer Pattern to modify the Grid View Code to individually target each grid tile as a subscriber to data changes.

We will go over the concept of what a State and a State Machine is. We will understand how to break down states and associated data into a set of discrete steps that make up a State Machine.

We further explore the State Pattern and look into the architectural nature of this software recipe through the UML lens and get a better understanding of h ow to design a State Machine.

Let's code something using the State Design Pattern. In this lesson we will explore how to code this pattern in Dart. We are going to look at how to create controller process for good old traffic lights. We will design and code the state machine for a traffic light.

NOTE: The source code for this lecture is attached with this video.

This is an optional exercise for the student to do. It is important to practice and try things out. This will cover two scenarios to use a State Design Pattern in.

It is recommended that you perhaps draw a UML sketch of the starter code (provided below) so that you can visually refactor it first.

NOTE:
Starter code for Exercise #1 is attached below: state_design_pattern_exercise_001_starter_code.dart

Starter code for Exercise #2 is attached below: state_design_pattern_exercise_002_starter_code.dart

In this lecture we will look into the course assignment.


You will see what 'Game of Life' is all about. This is a famous and classic life simulation that is a staple of colleges and universities in their Computer Science programs for its curious 'emergent' behaviour.

You will design, architect and code this application for your mobile device. All of it using the design patterns you have learned in this course.

I have provided you with a working starter code which has all the logic for the game of life but is not architected well. Your task will be to take the code and refactor it so that it is well architected and follows all the SOLID principles as well as uses some of the Design Patterns we learned in the course.

NOTE: The source starter code for this lecture is attached with this video.

A helping hand with the architecture and general 'design' approach for your assignment.

Some final thoughts about what you could do next after this course.

Thank you for being part of this course. We hope to see you again! Good luck with everything!

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Explores design patterns within the Flutter framework using Dart, which is valuable for mobile app development and cross-platform solutions
Covers SOLID principles, which are essential for creating robust, maintainable, and scalable software architectures in any language or framework
Includes UML diagrams, which are useful for visualizing and communicating software design, especially in team environments and complex projects
Features hands-on coding examples and assignments using Dart, which allows learners to apply design patterns in a practical context
Teaches design patterns to solve common software engineering problems, which can reduce development time and improve code quality
Requires learners to refactor existing code using SOLID principles, which may be challenging for beginners without prior experience

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Reviews summary

Flutter & dart solid principles & patterns

According to learners, this course provides a positive deep dive into SOLID Principles and top Design Patterns specifically for Flutter and Dart development. Many praise the clear explanations, knowledgeable instructor, and the focus on practical examples and code demos which help improve code architecture and build maintainable apps. The Game of Life project is noted as a great way to apply the concepts. However, some learners found the course assumes prior knowledge of Dart/patterns, making it potentially challenging for beginners or those seeking more in-depth exercises.
Good practical examples and final project application.
"I loved the practical approach. The Game of Life project at the end is a great way to apply everything learned."
"This course is very useful for improving my code architecture skills in Flutter."
"I found the course focuses on practical application."
Concepts and examples are explained clearly by instructor.
"Code examples are clear and well-explained. Instructor is knowledgeable."
"The explanations are clear and the demos help solidify understanding."
"The instructor does a good job explaining complex topics simply."
"I found the concepts are explained thoroughly."
Covers SOLID principles and key patterns for Flutter.
"Covers SOLID principles and design patterns relevant to Flutter/Dart."
"I got deep dives into SOLID and key patterns with practical examples."
"Covers important GoF patterns."
"The Dart/Flutter examples make it directly applicable."
Some wished for more complex exercises or slower pacing.
"I expected more in-depth coding exercises beyond refactoring the provided starter code."
"I sometimes felt a bit rushed through certain patterns, but overall valuable."
"The final project was too big a leap from the previous exercises for me."
May be challenging for beginners in Dart or design patterns.
"Assumes a bit too much prior knowledge of complex Dart concepts. Not for beginners in Dart or design patterns."
"I found it difficult to follow the examples."
"As a beginner, I felt the course expected more prior knowledge."

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Flutter & Dart: SOLID Principles and Top Design Patterns with these activities:
Review SOLID Principles
Reinforce your understanding of SOLID principles before diving into design patterns. This will provide a solid foundation for recognizing when and how to apply different patterns effectively.
Browse courses on SOLID Principles
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  • Read articles and blog posts about SOLID principles.
  • Watch videos explaining SOLID principles with code examples.
  • Try refactoring existing code to adhere to SOLID principles.
Review: 'Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship'
Read 'Clean Code' to learn best practices for writing maintainable and readable code, which is crucial when implementing design patterns.
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  • Read the chapters on code formatting and function design.
  • Apply the principles to your Dart/Flutter code.
  • Reflect on how these principles enhance the clarity of design pattern implementations.
Review: 'Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software'
Study the classic 'Gang of Four' design patterns book to gain a deeper understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the patterns covered in the course.
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  • Read the introductory chapters on design principles.
  • Select a few patterns relevant to the course and study them in detail.
  • Compare the book's examples with the Dart/Flutter implementations learned in the course.
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Create a Blog Post on a Design Pattern
Explain a design pattern in your own words. This will force you to deeply understand the pattern and its applications.
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  • Choose a design pattern from the course.
  • Research the pattern and its use cases.
  • Write a blog post explaining the pattern, its benefits, and a Dart/Flutter example.
  • Include diagrams or visuals to aid understanding.
Implement a Simple Design Pattern Catalog App
Build a Flutter app that showcases different design patterns. This hands-on project will solidify your understanding of how to implement patterns in a real-world context.
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  • Choose 3-4 design patterns covered in the course.
  • Design a simple UI to demonstrate each pattern's functionality.
  • Implement each pattern in Dart/Flutter, focusing on clean code and SOLID principles.
  • Write unit tests to ensure each pattern works as expected.
Refactor Existing Flutter Code with Design Patterns
Apply design patterns to improve the structure and maintainability of existing Flutter code. This will help you recognize opportunities to use patterns in real-world projects.
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  • Find a Flutter project on GitHub or one you've previously worked on.
  • Identify areas where design patterns could be applied.
  • Refactor the code to implement the chosen patterns.
  • Document the changes and explain the benefits of using the patterns.
Help Others on Flutter/Dart Design Pattern Forums
Reinforce your understanding by helping others learn. Explaining concepts to others solidifies your own knowledge.
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  • Find online forums or communities related to Flutter and Dart development.
  • Look for questions related to design patterns.
  • Provide clear and helpful answers, including code examples where appropriate.

Career center

Learners who complete Flutter & Dart: SOLID Principles and Top Design Patterns will develop knowledge and skills that may be useful to these careers:
Mobile Application Developer
A Mobile Application Developer creates applications for mobile devices, and this course is highly relevant to this role. The course focuses on using the Flutter framework with Dart which is a popular technology stack for developing cross-platform mobile applications. A key aspect of a mobile application developer's work is to build maintainable and scalable code. This course will be helpful with its emphasis on design patterns and SOLID principles. The game of life project that students work on in this course requires them to apply what they've learned in the course to build an app. The course is a great way to learn the building blocks for mobile apps.
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Software Engineer
A Software Engineer designs, develops, and maintains software systems, and this course strongly aligns with the needs of this role. The course’s focus on design patterns and SOLID principles directly addresses the challenges of creating robust, scalable, and maintainable software that a software engineer confronts regularly. The course uses a practical approach, applying those principles to real-world problems while also covering the underlying concepts. The hands-on coding examples and the final project of the Game of Life will help one better understand the concepts, which is important to a software engineer in their day-to-day job.
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Mobile Software Engineer
A Mobile Software Engineer focuses on the development of software for mobile devices, and this course is a great fit. The course's use of Flutter and Dart is directly applicable to mobile software development. The emphasis on design patterns and SOLID principles ensures that mobile software engineers develop applications that are well-architected, flexible, and maintainable. The course provides the foundation of software architecture that a mobile software engineer will need. The practical experience gained from the course will be directly applicable in building mobile software.
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Applications Developer
An Applications Developer builds software applications, and this course is a good fit for this role. Applications developers need to write code that is both functional and maintainable, and the course's focus on design patterns and SOLID principles helps with these objectives. The course uses the Flutter framework with Dart, which is often used for complex application development. Those seeking to work as an applications developer will benefit from the course's hands-on approach and the opportunity to build a complete mobile application. Those who learn these best practices will be able to create quality applications.
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UI Developer
A UI Developer specializes in the user interface of applications, and this course is a useful fit for this role. The course's focus on the Flutter framework makes it directly relevant for building user interfaces for mobile and other platforms. A UI developer is responsible for building applications that are maintainable and scalable, making the focus on design patterns and SOLID principles in this course quite relevant. This course's exploration of concrete examples in Flutter helps with building practical skills to be a UI developer. The course helps to create well organized code for UI development.
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Full-Stack Developer
A Full Stack Developer works on both the front-end and back-end of an application, and this course is helpful to this role. While the course focuses on Flutter and Dart for front-end development, the design patterns and SOLID principles are applicable to all areas of software development including the back end. A full stack developer can use the material taught in this course to produce more modular, maintainable, and scalable code. The full stack developer will benefit from having a holistic understanding of the architecture of a software project.
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Software Architect
A Software Architect is responsible for the high-level design and structure of software systems, and this course may be useful in that process. The course covers how to identify when to use specific design patterns and the importance of a well-designed architecture. An understanding of SOLID design principles as taught in this course helps with making decisions about the overall construction of software solutions. The course's focus on creating architectural blueprints will help a software architect with developing effective and maintainable software systems.
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Technical Lead
A Technical Lead guides a development team, and this course may be useful for this role. The course's focus on design patterns and SOLID principles will help inform decisions about the code that the team will develop. Technical leads often review code and give guidance on architecture so experience with software architecture is highly relevant. The course's emphasis on how a well-designed architecture makes the whole greater than the sum of its parts may benefit a technical lead. A technical lead should be able to guide their team to write well-structured code.
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Software Consultant
A Software Consultant provides expert advice on software development, and this course may be useful for this role. A software consultant benefits from understanding the best practices of design and architecture, which this course emphasizes. The software consultant needs to be able to provide architectural guidance, and the course’s focus on design patterns, SOLID principles, and software architecture will help. The course also covers real-world scenarios and coding examples based on the Flutter framework. Having a good understanding of software design will help the software consultant in their job.
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Systems Analyst
A Systems Analyst analyzes and designs software systems, and this course may be helpful for this role. The course's focus on using design patterns to build complex systems in a divide-and-conquer manner is highly related to the work of a systems analyst. A systems analyst benefits from the course's discussion about the importance of having a proper design and architecture. Learning about design principles and software architecture, as taught in this course, will help a systems analyst in creating well-designed systems.
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Backend Developer
A Backend Developer focuses on the server-side logic and databases of an application, and this course may be useful for this role. Though the course uses Flutter, which is primarily used for front-end development, the design patterns and SOLID principles taught are also applicable to backend development. Learning these concepts can help a backend developer create more organized and maintainable code. The course's emphasis on designing systems in an architectural manner also applies to the work of a backend developer. A backend developer will benefit from thinking about software architecture as discussed in the course.
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Software Development Manager
A Software Development Manager oversees software development projects, and this course may be helpful to this role. While this course doesn't cover all aspects of management, it does impart knowledge about software design and patterns. This knowledge ensures that the software development manager is able to understand the technical aspects of software development to some degree. A software development manager that understands software architecture, for example, is better suited to manage software development projects. The practical knowledge provided here will be useful to a software development manager when making decisions, planning, or communicating with their team.
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Game Developer
A Game Developer creates video games, and this course may be useful in that process. While the course is focused on Flutter and Dart, both of which are not typically used in the game development sector, the underlying principles of design patterns and SOLID principles are highly relevant in any software field, including game development. Game developers need to create code that is well-structured, maintainable, and efficient. The course provides a good foundation in how to approach these problems which is beneficial for a game developer. The course provides good coverage on software architecture which is helpful for building any type of application, including games.
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Platform Engineer
A Platform Engineer develops and maintains the infrastructure that supports software applications, and this course may be useful to this role. While the course focuses on the Flutter framework, the underlying principles are applicable to other sectors in technology. A platform engineer needs to build maintainable and scalable systems, and the principles discussed in this course are helpful in that regard. A platform engineer can use some of the techniques shown here when building platforms. The course helps a platform engineer think about how to structure a software application from the ground up.
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Software Quality Assurance Engineer
A Software Quality Assurance Engineer tests software to ensure it meets quality standards, and this course may be useful to this field. Understanding design patterns and SOLID principles, as covered in this course, will let the quality assurance engineer better understand the structure of the code they are testing. The quality assurance engineer can also use this information to design better tests. Though it does not directly focus on testing, this course will help a software quality assurance engineer understand the code that they're testing and improve the quality of it overall.
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Reading list

We've selected two books that we think will supplement your learning. Use these to develop background knowledge, enrich your coursework, and gain a deeper understanding of the topics covered in Flutter & Dart: SOLID Principles and Top Design Patterns.
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Is the seminal work on design patterns, often referred to as the 'Gang of Four' book. It provides a comprehensive overview of various design patterns, their intent, motivation, and implementation. While the examples are not in Dart or Flutter, the underlying concepts are universally applicable and essential for understanding the architectural considerations behind each pattern. This book is highly recommended for anyone serious about software design and architecture.
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Emphasizes the importance of writing clean, maintainable code. While not directly focused on design patterns, it provides valuable guidance on how to structure your code in a way that makes it easier to apply and understand design patterns. It covers principles like naming conventions, function design, and code organization, which are essential for creating robust and scalable Flutter applications using design patterns.
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4 total hours
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Instructor
Piotr Paweska
Language
English
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Explores design patterns within the Flutter framework using Dart, which is valuable for mobile app development and cross-platform solutions
Covers SOLID principles, which are essential for creating robust, maintainable, and scalable software architectures in any language or framework
Includes UML diagrams, which are useful for visualizing and communicating software design, especially in team environments and complex projects
Features hands-on coding examples and assignments using Dart, which allows learners to apply design patterns in a practical context
Teaches design patterns to solve common software engineering problems, which can reduce development time and improve code quality
Requires learners to refactor existing code using SOLID principles, which may be challenging for beginners without prior experience
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