We’re thrilled to share some exciting news about the future of Dart Frog, the backend framework for Dart that’s been helping developers build fast, testable, and modern APIs with confidence.
Dart Frog is moving into its very own GitHub organization: dart-frog-dev!
This transition marks a huge milestone, not just for the framework itself, but for the vibrant community that has grown around it. Since its inception at Very Good Ventures (VGV), Dart Frog initially grew with contributions and direction from our very own unicorns, and it has grown to a point of impact where the community can evolve its thriving ecosystem even further than before. Now, it’s time to take the next step forward: giving the community an even greater role in its future.
From Idea to Ecosystem
Dart Frog began as an internal experiment, born out of our desire to bring the elegance of Dart to the world of backend development and help Flutter developers feel at home when working in the cloud. We wanted something fast, expressive, and testable; something that felt very good to use.
What started as a tool for our own teams quickly found a home in the wider Dart and Flutter community. Dart Frog has been critical to delivering many popular public projects, like I/O FLip, Flutter News Toolkit, or I/O Crossword (just to name a few), and organizations all around the world. Since then, developers have embraced Dart Frog’s simplicity and power. They built APIs, shipped products, opened issues, contributed code, and, in true open source spirit, helped it grow into something much bigger.
We knew we were onto something, but more importantly, we knew it wasn’t just ours anymore.
A New Home, the Same Heart
With this move to dart-frog-dev, Dart Frog enters a new chapter. A new GitHub organization means a structure that better reflects the momentum and enthusiasm coming from the community. It opens the door for broader collaboration, community-led discussions, and an even more transparent roadmap.
And yes, we’ll still be there. VGV engineers will continue contributing, reviewing, and shaping the direction of the project, just now as part of a larger chorus of voices.
You could say we’re not just frogs in the pond anymore—we’re part of a full ecosystem.
From Tadpoles to Unicorns: VGV’s Growing Family of Open Source Tools
As Dart Frog finds its own lily pad, Very Good Ventures remains deeply committed to the broader Dart and Flutter ecosystem. Our open source journey didn’t start—or end—with Dart Frog. From tools like Very Good CLI and its powerful templates, to helpful libraries like formz for managing form state, to Very Good Analysis for enforcing consistent code quality (and even more that we’re slowly getting ready for prime time! 🤫), we’ve always believed that great tooling can uplift entire communities.
We’ll continue to invest our time, energy, and unicorn-fueled enthusiasm in building, maintaining, and improving the open-source tools that help developers everywhere ship confidently. Our goal is simple: complex problems, easy solutions. Always enable developers to ship faster and ship safer!
What’s Next?
If you’re already using Dart Frog, nothing changes in your day-to-day. The packages, documentation, and support are all still there, just under a new banner. What does change is the sense of shared ownership. The door is wide open, and we can’t wait to see who comes through.
So jump in.
Explore the new GitHub organization, join the discussions, and keep an eye on what’s ahead. With your help, Dart Frog’s future is looking ribbitting.
Thanks to everyone who helped Dart Frog grow from a single idea to a fully fledged framework. And an extra special thanks to all the contributors—past, present, and future—who’ve helped shape it into the powerful, community-driven tool it is today.
See you at the pond 👋
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