Very Good Ventures Blog

Introducing GenUI Kit

Brian Egan — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

GenUI Kit packages VGV's Flutter and Dart expertise for building secure, cost-effective GenUI apps that boost activation, retention, and conversion.

Flutter@Scale Office Hours at FlutterCon USA 2026

VGV Team — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Flutter@Scale speakers hold drop-in office hours at the booth during FlutterCon USA 2026, July 16-17 in Orlando. Stop by to talk through their sessions.

The Future of Software Development: Embracing AI and Quality

VGV Team — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Software engineering veteran Chris Sells on how AI coding agents are changing software quality and the rise of the software factory, on Very Good Engineering.

Building Production-Quality Software with Minimal Code: How a Flutter Engineer Builds with AI

VGV Team — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Flutter engineer Peter Trost shares how he uses AI to build production-quality software with minimal code, on Very Good Engineering.

Top Open Source Packages Every Flutter Developer Should Know in 2026

VGV Team — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The top Flutter packages for 2026 across state management, databases, testing, and backend, plus the new AI and Dart tooling every developer should know.

Building Custom Figma Plugins: How a VGV Designer Codes with AI

VGV Team — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Designer Murphy O'Rourke shares how he uses AI to build custom Figma plugins that automate design system work at Very Good Ventures, on Very Good Engineering.

Ten Days, Three Practice Runs: Passing the Claude Certified Architect Exam

John Weidner — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How I passed Anthropic's Claude Certified Architect Foundations exam with a 738: ten days of prep, three practice runs, and what the score report revealed.

Flutter Generative UI: Claude vs Gemini in the Same Shopping Assistant

Leandro Forte — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

We wired the same Flutter GenUI shopping assistant to Claude and Gemini and ran both side by side. Same app, same catalog, different experience.

WWDC 2026, Through a Flutter Lens

Óscar Martín — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Flutter teams face real changes from WWDC 2026: the iOS 27 SDK requires UISceneDelegate, App Intents are the new path to Siri, and on-device AI opens up.

What Is GenUI?

VGV Team — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

What is GenUI? A complete guide to generative user interfaces: how they work, how they differ from GenAI, and how to build them with Flutter.

VGV at FlutterCon USA 2026: Speakers and Flutter@Scale Sessions

VGV Team — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Ventures brings 20+ speakers and 13 sessions to FlutterCon USA 2026 in Orlando, July 16-17, including sessions with Etsy, Toyota, and Universal Studios.

From draft to deck: a two-tool workflow with Claude and Claude Design

Óscar Martín — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How I pair Claude chat with Claude Design to go from a rough idea to a markdown outline to a finished, on-brand presentation deck.

Designing AI to Fail: What a Capture the Flag Game Taught Us About Where LLMs Still Break

VGV Team — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Andy Gibel of Yum! Brands built an AI Capture the Flag game to push engineers past surface-level AI use — and learned where LLMs still break.

Claude Code Dynamic Workflows for Flutter at Scale

Jorge Coca — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Claude Code dynamic workflows solve the three failure modes that break single-agent sessions on large Flutter codebases. Here is how VGV applies them.

What Changes About Code Review When AI Writes Your Code

Elias Reis — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

When Wingspan and the VGV AI Flutter Plugin are in your workflow, automated review handles more than you think. Here is what actually remains for human code review.

Flutter GenUI Hackathon in San Francisco

VGV Team — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Join VGV and the Flutter SF community for a GenUI hackathon. Build AI-generated interfaces for automotive, QSR, and financial services apps. Register on Luma.

Accessibility as a slash command

Ana Polo — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how the `/vgv-accessibility` skill integrates WCAG 2.2 compliance audits into Flutter development, with platform-aware severity and conformance levels.

The Art of Retro UI: Building NES UI in Flutter

VGV Team — Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Erick Zanardo, Technical Delivery Lead at VGV and Flame engine lead, on building NES UI, a retro 8-bit design system for Flutter.

A GenUI Tutorial: Building a Flutter Home Screen Your AI Composes

John Weidner — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A hands-on Flutter GenUI tutorial. Walk through catalog, transport, surface, and interactions with real code from a working Gemini-powered demo app.

Flutter Socket.IO Chat: Real-Time Production Messaging

Juan Rodríguez — Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How a Flutter team built a production real-time chat on Socket.IO across iOS, Android, and web, with clean architecture, read receipts, and dual transports.

Flutter 3.44 at Google I/O 2026: What We Saw at the Conference

Marcus Twichel — Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Flutter hit #2 most popular SDK, shipped agentic hot reload, and moved to Swift Package Manager. Our GDE reports from Google I/O 2026.

Rust as a Flutter Data Layer: Build Safe Data Layers

Allison Ryan — Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to use Rust as a Flutter data layer for memory safety, real-time data, and cross-platform performance. Complete guide with case studies.

From IDEs to Agents: Claude Code Desktop Hands-On Review

Dominik Simonik — Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Developer tools are shifting from editor-first to agent-first. We tested Claude Code Desktop on real projects — here's what works, what doesn't, and why.

Branching Out: Being a PM Who Gets GitHub

Jordi Veytia — Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to navigate GitHub as a product manager. Read pull requests, track feature progress, and engage engineers without writing a line of code.

Design Systems at AI Speed: A Figma-to-Flutter Skill with Golden Tests and Widgetbook Validation

Rémy Baudet — Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A Claude Code skill that converts Figma designs to production Flutter widgets with design token mapping, a visual comparison loop, and Widgetbook validation.

How to Use Browser DevTools with Flutter WebViews

Taaha Rauf — Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Debug Flutter WebViews with Chrome DevTools on Android and Safari Web Inspector on iOS. Full setup, iOS 16.4+ gotchas, and a hands-on demo app from Very Good Ventures.

Genkit for Flutter: Moving AI Logic to a Dart Backend

Paulina Crespi — Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Move Flutter AI logic to a Dart backend with genkit_shelf — keep your Gemini API key secure on the server without touching the UI layer.

How We Built VGV Wingspan: Our Claude Code Plugin

VGV Team — Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

See how Very Good Ventures built VGV Wingspan — a Claude Code plugin that guides AI through brainstorm, plan, build, and multi-agent review before every pull request.

From Dart to Flutter: A Journey Through Software Development

VGV Team — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Brian Egan discusses the origins of Dart, its evolution into a mature programming language, and the transition to Flutter as a powerful cross-platform framework.

How VGV Used Claude Code to Rebuild Betterment's GraphQL Code Generator for Dart 3

VGV Team — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV used Claude Code to rebuild Betterment's GraphQL code generator for Dart 3 with sealed classes, a multi-pass pipeline, and 38% faster builds.

Building the Future of Web Development: The Journey of Jaspr

VGV Team — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Kilian Schulte on creating Jaspr, a Dart web framework, his collaboration with the Flutter and Dart teams, and the role of community feedback.

Pixel-Perfect Flutter UIs with Figma, Maestro, and Dart MCPs

Andrew Horn — Wed, 06 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How the Figma, Maestro, and Dart MCPs let Claude Code read Figma designs, write Dart code, hot-reload changes, and verify the result on a live Flutter emulator.

Building Dashy Enterprise with GenUI + ADK

Laura Buffington — Tue, 05 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

VGV partnered with Google to build Dashy Enterprise, a Flutter dashboard where Gemini and the ADK author GenUI widget trees in real time over live business data.

Beyond the Chat Box: How We Built a Generative UI Wizard for GCN

Juan Rodríguez — Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How we built a Flutter app for GCN where the LLM generates full UI screens, not chat messages. Full architectural breakdown with code.

Shorebird: Enterprise Flutter Releases Don’t Have to Take Weeks

VGV Team — Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How enterprise Flutter teams ship Dart-only hotfixes the same business day with Shorebird code push, with CI/CD, governance, and on-call patterns that keep QA intact.

Divine launched today. The interesting part isn't the nostalgia.

VGV Team — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Divine, the Jack Dorsey-backed Vine reboot, ships today. VGV helped build it in 90 days with a Claude-powered workflow on a human-only, open-protocol video network.

GenUI Across Devices: What We Learned Building the Life Goal Simulator

Paulina Crespi — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how VGV built responsive GenUI for cross-platform Flutter apps at Google Cloud Next 2026 — responsive design, constraint systems, and prompt engineering.

VGV Joins Automotive Grade Linux: Flutter Has Never Been More Ready For The Road

VGV Team — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

VGV joins Automotive Grade Linux, formalizing years of production Flutter work in IVI, BMW and MINI platforms, NASCAR telemetry, and embedded vehicle systems.

Exploring Cow: A Local AI Project That Brings Fun and Functionality to Your Computer

VGV Team — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Joanna May, VGV Engineering Manager, walks through Cow, a local AI terminal companion built in Dart, on the inaugural episode of the Very Good Engineering series.

The Journey of a Self-Taught Developer: Navigating the Flutter Ecosystem

VGV Team — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Rody Davis, Senior Developer Advocate at Google, on going from self-taught coder to Google engineer, building Pocket Piano in Flutter, and the launch of Antigravity.

Introducing Very Good Engineering: A Software Engineering Podcast

VGV Team — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Engineering is VGV's podcast where engineers interview engineers about Flutter, AI, and software development. New episodes every other week.

Why Securing Your App Matters — And How to Do It with Firebase App Check

Paulina Crespi — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to implement Firebase App Check with reCAPTCHA v3 to protect your Flutter web app from unauthorized access and AI request abuse.

Rive Animations + GenUI: Flutter Integration Guide

Juan Rodríguez — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Master Rive state machines and GenUI Firebase AI integration in Flutter. Learn advanced patterns from the Very Good Life Simulator. Production-ready code examples.

Where Does Your Design System End and the LLM Begin?

Noel Fernandez — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

GenUI doesn't hand design control to the LLM — the Catalog does. Learn how the Design System and Catalog divide responsibilities in a Flutter GenUI project.

GenUI Meets the VGV Architecture

Brian Egan — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Very Good Ventures applied a layered bloc architecture to Flutter's GenUI SDK — making generative UI testable, swappable, and production-ready.

Getting Started with GenUI: Flutter Dynamic and AI-Driven UIs

Juan Rodríguez — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A practical guide to GenUI — the experimental Flutter SDK for AI-generated, interactive UIs. Learn the core concepts and build your first GenUI-powered app.

Getting Started with Wingspan: AI-Assisted Flutter Development

John Weidner — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A hands-on tutorial showing how VGV Wingspan walks a Flutter app from brainstorm to code review with Claude Code, using a real fish-tracker app as the case study.

Fluttering Forward: How Abdallah Shaban Is Shaping Flutter's Enterprise Story at Google

VGV Team — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Google Outbound PM Abdallah Shaban on launching Jordan's first 4G network, championing Flutter for enterprise, and how Genkit and GenUI are shaping the next era.

Why Every Flutter Team Needs a Design System: Lessons from Widgetbook's Lucas Josefiak

VGV Team — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Lucas Josefiak, founder of Widgetbook, discusses scalable design collaboration for Flutter teams, the ROI of developer tooling, and shifting left to catch UI bugs early.

Genkit for Flutter: Flows, Middleware, and Tools in a GenUI Shopping Assistant

Sofía Rey — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to use Genkit for Flutter to add flows, middleware, tools, structured output, and context to a GenUI shopping assistant.

How I Built 5 Flutter Apps in 30 Days Using AI-Assisted Development and VGV Wingspan

Marcus Twichel — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

One developer. Five Flutter apps. Thirty days. Here's how predictable architecture, VGV engineering standards, and the Wingspan AI workflow made it possible.

VGV Wingspan: An Agentic Engineering Workflow for Claude Code

Jorge Coca — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

VGV Wingspan is our open-source agentic workflow for Claude Code — covering brainstorm, plan, build, and review phases to ship better Flutter apps faster.

Fluttercon USA 2026: Flutter@Scale Enterprise Track

VGV Team — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Join Flutter@Scale at Fluttercon USA (July 16-17, Orlando). Enterprise track curated by VGV for engineering leaders. CFP open through April 30. Register now.

VGV at Google Cloud Next 2026: Bringing LLM-driven UIs to Life With Flutter's GenUI SDK

VGV Team — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

VGV heads to Google Cloud Next '26 in Las Vegas. Find us in the Agentic Mobile and Web demo zone showing Flutter's GenUI SDK build interfaces that adapt to every user.

Routing Best Practices in Flutter

Taaha Rauf — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn Flutter routing best practices with go_router — declarative configuration, authentication guards, nested navigation, deep linking, and type-safe routes.

Using Maestro MCP with Claude for Mobile UI Test Automation

Rafael Theni — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Maestro MCP connects Claude to your mobile test suite — write flows in plain language, debug failures faster, and cut QA overhead.

Flutter Gives You a Video Player. Here's Why That's Not Enough for a Real Feed.

Hugo Walbecq — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How to build smooth, TikTok-like video feed playback in Flutter using player pooling, synchronous caching, and per-item state isolation.

8 Years of Flutter Agency Firsts: The VGV Leadership Story

David DeRemer — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT

VGV grew from 3 engineers and the Hamilton app to 125+ Flutter developers, 10+ Google showcases, and open-source tools used by thousands. Here's our story.

Your Business Doesn't Fit on a Phone - Neither Should Your Flutter App

Marcus Twichel — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A coffee shop stack in Flutter with mobile, kiosk, POS, kitchen display, and menu board apps from one monorepo, kept in sync with WebSockets, shared UI, and Dart Frog.

Building on Nostr: Real Engineering Challenges

Dominik Simonik — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The real engineering challenges of building on Nostr, including WebSocket management, relay discovery, data consistency, key handling, and the UX patterns clients need.

Migrating VGV from Webflow to Astro: Building an AI-Native Website

VGV Team — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV migrated verygood.ventures from Webflow to Astro with Claude Code, covering AI-driven design, Cloudflare deployment, and automated QA across 309 pages.

Very Good CLI MCP Server: AI-Powered Flutter Development

Rui Alonso — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Very Good CLI MCP server lets AI agents scaffold Flutter projects, run tests with coverage, manage dependencies, and check licenses through structured tool calls.

The Last Mile Gap: How Generative UI Drives New Account Openings in Retail Banking

VGV Team — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Banks pour millions into AI while customer satisfaction falls. VGV research pinpoints where Generative UI lifts new account openings in retail banking apps.

What Game Jams Teach You About Building Products

Taylor Hunt — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

What competing in the Flame Game Jam 2026 taught me about scope discipline, pre-build alignment, and shipping real software under tight deadlines.

Zero to Rust in Three Weeks: How We Built a Real-Time NASCAR Pipeline with Claude Code

Kyle Crouse — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How we used Claude Code to rewrite Trackhouse Racing's NASCAR telemetry pipeline from Python to Rust in 3 weeks, achieving 10,000x performance and real-time race data.

VGV AI Flutter Plugin: Battle-Tested AI Best Practices for Dart & Flutter Development

VGV Team — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Explore VGV's AI-assisted Flutter plugin with battle-tested best practices for Dart and Flutter. First-mover in Claude Code integration for engineering teams.

Build an MCP Server for Your Dart CLI

Rui Alonso — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to add an MCP server to any Dart CLI using dart_mcp. Expose commands to Claude, Cursor, and Windsurf with typed schemas and stdio transport.

The Chemistry of GenUI

Juan Delgado — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How Atomic Design's atoms, molecules, and organisms map to GenUI catalogs, and why the molecule-to-organism scale balances LLM flexibility against design consistency.

Behind the Magic: Meet Our Newest Unicorn

Alessandra Valenti — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Alessandra Valenti joins VGV as Head of Partnerships, sharing her people-first philosophy on building trust and her vision for VGV's partnership ecosystem.

Your Business Doesn't Fit on a Phone. Neither Should Your Flutter App

VGV Team — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Marcus Twichel demos a coffee shop platform running across eight screens from a single Flutter codebase at the Flutter Austin and GDG Austin meetup on March 30th.

How to Write a Mobile RFP That Actually Gets You the Right Agency

Andrew King — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A practical guide for writing an RFP that attracts strong partners, surfaces real differences, and sets your app up for success.

What is Nostr? The Decentralized Protocol for Developers

Dominik Simonik — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A developer's first look at Nostr, the decentralized protocol that flips client-server roles by making relays dumb pipes and clients responsible for app logic.

Get Ready for the Flame Game Jam 2026

VGV Team — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT

The Flame Game Jam 2026 runs March 6 to 15. Build a Flutter game with the Flame engine and compete for a Mecha Comet device, Flutter and Friends tickets, and more.

Flutter GenUI Tutorial: Build an AI Shopping Assistant

Jorge Coca — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

A tutorial for building a Flutter shopping assistant with the GenUI SDK and Gemini 2.5 Flash, covering the widget catalog, the A2UI protocol, and Firebase AI Logic.

Top Companies Using Flutter in 2026 [Updated]

VGV Team — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

See which major companies use Flutter in production in 2026, including enterprise case studies from banking, media, automotive, and retail.

Very Good CLI 1.0.0: A Stable Foundation for Flutter and Dart Development

Marcos Sevilla — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good CLI 1.0.0 brings fail-fast testing, MCP integration for AI-assisted development, Flutter 3.41 templates, and a semantic versioning guarantee

Streamlining Flutter Backend Development with Full-Stack Dart & Developer-Centered Architecture

VGV Team — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Former Flutter engineer Viktor Lidholt explains how Serverpod and full-stack Dart simplify backend development and help Flutter teams scale faster.

Stop Guessing, Start Asking: How AskUserQuestion Improves AI-Assisted Flutter Development

Jorge Coca — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how the AskUserQuestion tool helps Flutter teams build better apps by replacing AI guesswork with structured questions and explicit design decis

Loyalty is a Product, Not a Program: How Modern Brands Build Habit-Forming Engagement

Billie Loewen — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Modern loyalty programs succeed when treated as products, not promotions. Learn how to design habit-forming loyalty that drives real engagement.

Braze Intelligence Isn’t Hype—It’s a Performance Multiplier Humans Can’t Compete With

Billie Loewen — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

How Braze Intelligence, Flutter, and AI-driven lifecycle marketing outperform manual optimization—boosting engagement, retention, and revenue at scale

Mobile Ordering That Works in the Real World: Scalable Flutter Solutions for Theme Parks, QSR, Cruise Lines & Entertainment Venues

VGV Team — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Explore how VGV uses Flutter to build scalable, real-world mobile ordering systems for theme parks, QSR, cruise lines, and entertainment brands.

Why AI Decisioning Is the Future of Customer Engagement—and How to Get Started

Ralph Matta — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how AI decisioning transforms customer engagement, why traditional personalization falls short, and how to get started with BrazeAI Decisioning.

Building High-Performance Sports Apps with Flutter, 3D Visualization & Engineering Leadership

VGV Team — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Explore how Foresight Sports uses Flutter, interactive 3D visualization, and engineering leadership to build high-performance sports technology mobile

Gamification & Behavior Design: Designing Digital Products People Want to Use

VGV Team — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Explore proven gamification mechanics—from progress and feedback to autonomy and social design—that drive real user engagement without dark patterns.

Building Enduring Enterprise Products with the Hierarchy of Engagement

VGV Team — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how the Hierarchy of Engagement helps enterprises drive sustained product adoption, retention, and value across complex digital platforms.

GenAI vs. GenUI: What’s the Difference & Why It Matters for Product Teams

Tony Figola — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

GenAI vs. GenUI explained: learn how generative AI and generative UI differ, work together, and shape better AI-native product experiences.

Flutter Development FAQs: Everything You Need to Know Before Building with Flutter

VGV Team — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Straightforward answers to common questions about Flutter, from teams evaluating the framework to those building production apps.

What Is GenUI? How Generative User Interfaces Will Redefine Hospitality

VGV Team — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Five powerful trends are shaping hospitality's next chapter—and in 2026, the winners won't be experimenting with AI. They’ll be shipping GenUI experie

Today’s Engineering & Product Leadership: 5 Lessons From Build to Succeed

VGV Team — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how top leaders from Nubank, Wendy’s, Etsy, Headspace, Keller Williams, Google, and more are actually building and scaling modern digital pro

How SoFi Scales Mobile Engineering with Flutter and AI

VGV Team — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how SoFi manages code growth, leverages Flutter, and builds engineering culture at scale, with insights from Phil Rabin.

Flutter CustomPainter Tutorial: SVGs, Animations & Advanced Painting

Sofía Rey — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Explore how CustomPainter unlocks advanced Flutter UI design—from SVG path translation to racetrack animations and real-time rendering.

Inside Codemagic’s Rise: Flutter, Community, and the Future of Developer Tools

VGV Team — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Codemagic CEO Martin Remmelgas on the rise from Nevercode side project to leading Flutter CI/CD platform, with product-led growth, community trust, and Stellar.

Creating Your First Dart Analyzer Plugin with the New Plugin System

Óscar Martín — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A walkthrough of writing a custom Dart analyzer plugin with the new Flutter 3.38 system, covering registration, AST visitors, custom lints, and shipping automatic fixes.

How We Efficiently Onboard Engineers at Very Good Ventures

Marcus Twichel — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV onboards engineers fast, with the four stages of competence, living docs every hire updates, and code design choices that get new teammates shipping in week one.

From Code to Community: How Puf Inspires More People to Build More Apps

VGV Team — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Frank “puf” van Puffelen went from engineer to DevRel icon and why he sees AI as a tool (not a coworker)

What It Takes to Modernize Without Breaking Trust

VGV Team — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to modernize legacy platforms without compromising customer trust, speed, and stability, while leading with curiosity, and clarity.

Generative UI for Flutter: Build Adaptive, Branded, and Intelligent User Experiences

VGV Team — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Generative UI SDK (GenUI) is transforming the traditional booking experience with intelligent, visual agents.

The Flutter News Toolkit Finds a New Home at Very Good Ventures

VGV Team — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The Flutter News Toolkit, an open-source project from the Flutter team and VGV that helps publishers ship mobile apps fast, is now officially maintained by VGV.

Flutter for Enterprises: Everything CTOs and Engineering Leaders Need to Know

VGV Team — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

A guide for CTOs evaluating Flutter for enterprise apps, with native performance, multi-platform reach, productivity gains, and how it compares to React Native and MAUI.

Fluttercon EU 2025 Grows Bigger Than Ever: Highlights From Berlin

VGV Team — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover VGV’s experience at Fluttercon EU 2025 in Berlin, including the highlights, standout sessions, and community moments that defined this year’s

A Very Good Hacktoberfest

Erick Zanardo — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

VGV is joining Hacktoberfest 2025 with three open source repos open for contributions: Very Good CLI, Very Good Templates, and Very Good Workflows. Pick an issue and PR.

From Theory to Reality: AI Decisioning & the Era of True 1:1 Personalization

VGV Team — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT

BrazeAI is transforming marketing with agents and decisioning tools to deliver true 1:1 personalization at scale.

Mastering Scalable Theming for Custom Widgets

Mauricio Miguez — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how to build theming systems for custom widgets in Flutter using ThemeExtension, WidgetStates, and WidgetStateProperty.

The Value of Community, Code, & Collaboration

VGV Team — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Ventures attended FlutterConf Latam 2025 in Quito as a proud Silver Sponsor. Discover key takeaways, community insights, and highlights.

Andrew Brogdon on AI, DevRel, and the Future of Apps

VGV Team — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how AI, agentic apps, and creative storytelling are reshaping developer relations and the way we build apps.

Elevating Flutter Test Reports with Allure

Patricio Núñez — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how we built a custom Allure integration for Flutter UI testing to generate visual, shareable, and structured test reports that are readable.

How Server Driven UI (SDUI) Changed the Way I Think About Mobile Development

Jordan Nnabugwu — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Server Driven UI (SDUI) is reshaping mobile development by eliminating app store delays and boosting personalization.

A New Era for App Design (and What it Means for Flutter)

Marcus Twichel — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Flutter’s move to decouple Material and Cupertino libraries gives developers faster updates, more flexibility, and the freedom to build.

Rewriting the Rules of Hardware Engineering with AI

VGV Team — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Arena CEO Pratap Ranade on how AI-native tools and multi-agent swarms compress 10-year aerospace, automotive, and defense engineering problems into months.

Beyond Crash Reports: Why Observability Is a Business Imperative

VGV Team — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Andrew Tunall, President of Embrace, joins our podcast to discuss observability, product leadership, and the cultural shifts necessary to ship fast.

Dart Frog Has Found a New Pond!

VGV Team — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Dart Frog is now part of its own GitHub organization, in a new era of community-led development and broader collaboration

A Very Good Time at Fluttercon USA 2025

Mauricio Miguez — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

What stood out at Fluttercon USA 2025: recap of key moments, community connections, and lessons from the year’s biggest Flutter event.

From Pain Point to Product: How Snipd Is Reinventing Podcast Listening with AI and Flutter

VGV Team — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Snipd built an AI-native podcast app with Flutter to transform how we capture and revisit insights from audio.

Very Good Ventures Hits the Track: Designing for Impact at 200 MPH

Dan Spurgin — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Ventures stepped onto a new stage with a custom-designed NASCAR Cup Series paint scheme for Daniel Suárez.

Inside Fluttercon USA 2025: Innovation, Leadership & a Very Good Time in NYC

VGV Team — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Catch up on the Fluttercon USA 2025 major announcements, VGV sessions, and behind-the-scenes gatherings that defined the event.

How Etsy’s Mobile Team Built a Feature-Rich Seller App with Flutter

VGV Team — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Etsy’s Staff Engineer Landon Robinson reveals how a lean Flutter team delivered a powerful seller app through collaboration, platform thinking, and an

Vibe Coding with AI Agents: Building Figma Plugins in with Chat UI

Murphy O'Rourke — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

See how AI agents like Cursor and GitHub Copilot helped our team build custom Figma plugins fast and how AI is transforming design workflows.

Merging Culture, Codebases, and Care: How Headspace Rebuilt With Flutter

VGV Team — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Headspace’s team unified two legacy apps using Flutter—and the leadership, empathy, and technical strategy it took to make it happen.

Smart AI App Dev Without the Chaos

Mark Winters — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

How a structured five-step prompting framework with Gemini and Flutter shipped a travel itinerary MVP in 1.5 weeks while keeping VGV's architecture intact.

Google I/O 2025: It’s a Great Time To Be a Technologist!

Jorge Coca — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Top takeaways from Google I/O 2025—Flutter growth, Dart updates, and why now’s the time to build high-performance cross-platform apps.

Building with Conviction: Deep Tech, AI, and Long Bets

VGV Team — Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover why conviction drives deep tech success and how AI can unlock meaningful impact in healthcare, housing, and education.

Why Mobile-First Fintech Companies Are Betting On Flutter

VGV Team — Mon, 12 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover why mobile-first fintech companies are choosing Flutter to build high-performance apps faster, smarter, and more efficiently.

7 MCP Servers Every Dart & Flutter Developer Should Know

Marcus Twichel — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Very Good Ventures uses AI agents with MCP servers to streamline Dart & Flutter workflows, from GitHub to Figma and beyond.

Future-Proof Customer Loyalty: How VGV and Braze Are Building Next-Gen Engagement

VGV Team — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Ventures and Braze partner to deliver smarter customer engagement that drives growth, boosts loyalty and personalization, and accelerates ti

All Roads Lead To AI: Learnings From Google Cloud Next 2025

VGV Team — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Explore key takeaways from Google Cloud Next 2025, where AI, Flutter, and Google’s ecosystem are shaping the future of multi-device development.

From Native Code Limitations To Unified, Scalable Delivery For 40M+ Users

VGV Team — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Wendy's mobile transformation in QSR tech with Flutter shows what’s possible when the right tools and team come together.

Why Write Everything Twice? Lessons from Leaders on Successful Flutter Transformations

David DeRemer — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

From Betterment to BMW, learn how top teams are using Flutter to streamline development, boost velocity, and deliver cross-platform consistency.

My Journey From Barista To Google Developer Expert

Marcus Twichel — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

From a Montana coffee shop to Google Developer Expert, Marcus Twichel shares his journey into software, Flutter, and the power of real-world learning.

How the PGA of America Innovates with Customer Obsession

VGV Team — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how the PGA of America leverages customer obsession, iterative development, and Flutter to build scalable, user-focused digital products.

Creating Seamless Multi-Device Experiences

Tony Figola — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to create seamless, adaptive multi-device experiences using multi-platform development, generative AI, and strategic design.

Top Open Source Packages Every Flutter Developer Should Know in 2025

VGV Team — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Learn the top Flutter packages in 2025 for state management, databases, animations, API handling, and more to build high-performance apps efficiently.

How Businesses Can Successfully Integrate AI

VGV Team — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Dan Hou's playbook for integrating AI into a business, with a 3-to-6-month roadmap, where to start, why chat is overrated, and the governance traps to avoid.

VGV at Google Cloud Next 2025: Powering Multi-Platform Digital Experiences

David DeRemer — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Level up your product development with VGV at Google Cloud Next! Discover how Flutter and AI can power your next-gen digital experiences.

Building for 100M Users: Nubank’s Flutter Journey

VGV Team — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how Flutter and Server-Driven UI can help scale mobile experiences for 100M users, driving innovation and efficiency

When to Choose Native Development: Key App Strategy Insights

Toffer Jakobsen — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Struggling to decide between native and cross-platform app development? This guide explores key scenarios where native development excels.

Unicorn Passport: Celebrating Journeys & Achievements at VGV

VGV Team — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

See how VGV celebrates team milestones with a fun, personalized way to track achievements and adventures at work!

Simple Solutions for Complex Problems at Scale–A Must-Listen!

VGV Team — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Jorge Coca's podcast conversation on simple engineering solutions at scale, drawn from his work leading Flutter adoption at BMW across 49 apps and multiple regions.

10 Reasons To Choose Flutter for Your Mobile App

VGV Team — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Discover 10 compelling reasons to choose Flutter for your next mobile app. From cross-platform development and stunning UI to fast performance.

The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Macros in Dart

Jorge Coca — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

The Dart team's decision to discontinue macros is a strategic move, not a setback. Learn why this prioritization will benefit Dart and Flutter.

Building a Strong Tech Culture & Transforming Real Estate

VGV Team — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

Chris Synan transformed Keller Williams by empowering its tech team, overcoming tech debt, and applying agile strategies with trust-driven leadership.

How to Beat the Market by Making the Best App in 2025

VGV Team — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT

How to Beat the Market by Making the Best App in 2025 In today's competitive digital world, creating a standout app.

Flutter Beyond Mobile: VGV Builds the First Flutter Boombox

VGV Team — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

VGV retrofitted a 1984 Sanyo boombox with Flutter, Raspberry Pi, and Spotify, then unveiled it with Rivers Cuomo at FlutterInProduction to push Flutter beyond mobile.

Starting using Dart: A Seamless Transition For Developers

Ana Polo — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Thinking about Flutter but worried about learning Dart? Relax! Discover how Dart's familiar syntax makes it a seamless transition for developers.

Behind the Unicorn Magic: Get to know the VGV Team

Kyle Crouse — Wed, 27 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Discover the innovative mind behind VGV's cutting-edge technology. Learn how Kyle Crouse, our Director of Concept Technology, is shaping tech at VGV.

Flutter Myths: Clearing Up Common Misconceptions

VGV Team — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT

We dispel common myths about Flutter's performance, plugin availability, language, and future. Learn why Flutter is a powerful tool for building apps.

Why Learn SwiftUI as a Flutter Developer?

Samantha O'Brien — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Why Learn SwiftUI as a Flutter Developer? Discover how learning SwiftUI can enhance your Flutter development skills and enable you to build more.

Very Good Ventures Joins FlutterConf Latam 2024 As Silver Sponsor!

VGV Team — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

FlutterConf Latam 2024 is happening in Arequipa, Peru on October 29th-30th! Join developers, tech leaders, and Flutter enthusiasts from across LATAM.

Flutter Glossary: Your Go-To Essential Flutter Reference Terms List

VGV Team — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's Flutter glossary defines the key terms, widgets, and acronyms every Flutter developer hits early on, from AppBar and Bloc to Sliver, MethodChannel, and beyond.

Supercharging Your Development Team With Dart Frog and AWS

Stefan Hodges-Kluck — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A Fluttercon USA 2024 talk recap on pairing Dart Frog with AWS Amplify Gen 2 and pure Dart packages to ship full-stack Flutter apps without context switching.

Very Good Growth: Meet the New Leadership Driving VGV’s Go-To-Market

VGV Team — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Ventures announces new leadership hires to drive growth and innovation: Nate Wootten, Chelsea Pritchard, and Billy Fischer.

Fluttercon USA 2024: Key Insights and Learnings

VGV Team — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Recap Fluttercon USA 2024! Learn about VGV's key takeaways, insights from our sessions, and the latest trends in Flutter development.

Pub in Focus: The Most Critical Dart & Flutter Packages of 2024

Alejandro Santiago — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Discover the most essential Dart & Flutter packages for 2024. This comprehensive guide highlights the top-rated tools to streamline your development.

Flutter's Future: A Call For Community-Driven Commercial Roadmap

David DeRemer — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Shape the Future of Flutter! This blog proposes a community-driven commercial roadmap to unlock Flutter's full potential.

The T3 Engineering Leadership Summit 2024 Builds a Strong Case for the #unconference

David DeRemer — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

VGV co-sponsored the T3 Engineering Leadership Summit in NYC. The unconference format with no speakers and all participation built the case for in-person tech leadership.

Introducing Very Good Engineering

Joanna May — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Discover Very Good Engineering: articles, demos, and open-source projects for Flutter devs. Join our community and enhance your Flutter skills!

We Are Sponsors of the T3 Summit in NYC

VGV Team — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Ventures is co-hosting and sponsoring the T3 Software Engineering Leadership Summit in NYC on September 18th.

Build to Succeed: A Podcast to Inspire Creating Digital Products That Win

VGV Team — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Discover the secrets to building successful tech products with the "Build to Succeed" podcast by Very Good Ventures.

Very Good Keynotes & Sessions at Fluttercon USA 2024

VGV Team — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A preview of the seven VGV talks at Fluttercon USA 2024 in NYC, including our keynote on building for success with Flutter and where to find us at the show floor booth.

Very Good Ventures Shining Bright at Fluttercon USA 2024

David DeRemer — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT

VGV heads to Fluttercon USA 2024 in NYC as Gold sponsor, bringing the Flutter community back to where we built the first commercial Flutter app for Hamilton.

How we developed a scalable, incredibly fast crossword generator

Alejandro Santiago — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Are you looking for a way to generate crosswords quickly and efficiently? In this blog post, we discuss how we built a scalable crossword generator th

How we built it: Creating the I/O Crossword puzzle, powered by AI

VGV Team — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Play a unique crossword puzzle that tests your knowledge of Google IO announcements while showcasing the power of Gemini API, Flutter and Firebase.

Building Better Software: The Importance of Rigorous Code Reviews

Joshua Shewmaker — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Learn 5 key areas to assess your code health and build a strong foundation for maintainable, high-quality software.

Seamless Full Stack Development using Flutter & Dart Frog

Tom Arra — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMT

This blog post explores the Full Stack Flutter Conference and the potential of Dart & Dart Frog to create a seamless full-stack development experience

Deploying Fullstack Dart to AWS, Part III: Deploying to AWS

Stefan Hodges-Kluck — Wed, 22 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Part three of VGV's full-stack Dart series. Build a CI/CD pipeline that deploys a Dart Frog API and Flutter web app to AWS via App Runner, Amplify, and GitHub Actions.

Google I/O 2024: Flutter Moving Forward

VGV Team — Mon, 20 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Discover how Google I/O 2024 transformed Flutter development with WebAssembly support, smoother performance, and developer-friendly features.

Deploying Fullstack Dart to AWS, Part II: Building the Web App

Stefan Hodges-Kluck — Mon, 13 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Build a Responsive Frontend for Your Dart App (Part 2)! Learn how to display blog posts fetched from a headless CMS using a layered architecture.

The Benefits of Streamlining Mobile & Web Development

Laura Hughes Lekhi — Thu, 09 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Streamline Mobile & Web Dev for a Unified Brand Experience! Boost user engagement & SEO with our expert mobile & web design/development.

Deploying Fullstack Dart to AWS: Part I

Stefan Hodges-Kluck — Tue, 07 May 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Part one of a three-part series on building a full-stack Dart blog app, with a Dart Frog API that talks to a headless CMS and gets ready for deployment to AWS.

How It’s Made: Digital Escape Room AI-driven game powered by Gemini and Flutter

Jorge Coca — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

This blog post details the creation of an AI-powered escape room game built with Flutter and Gemini in just three weeks.

WebView vs Native in Mobile Apps: When to Use Them in Mobile Development

David Zemanek — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Should you use WebViews or go fully native? We break down performance, UX, and maintenance tradeoffs with real examples from enterprise Flutter apps.

Building AI-powered games with Gemini and Flutter

Jorge Coca — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A recap of VGV's Google Cloud Next '24 session on building AI-powered games with Flutter, Gemini, and Vertex AI, with patterns from the I/O Flip and Super Dash demos.

From Idea to Full Stack Solutions: Using Dart and Google Cloud

Tom Arra — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A recap of VGV's Google Cloud Next 2024 session on going from idea to a shipped full-stack product with Dart Frog and Google Cloud, with a live demo and key patterns.

Auth0 Flutter SDK vs API: Which one should you pick?

Mauricio Miguez — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Learn the pros, cons, and key factors to consider when choosing the best approach for your project. Maximize security and streamline development!

Behind the Unicorn Magic: Get to know the VGV Team

Josh Musick — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A Q&A with Josh Musick, VGV's Head of Design Services, on cross-platform product design, the frog and Raytheon influence, and where AI and no-code tools fit into design.

Web App vs. Mobile App Development: What's the Difference?

VGV Team — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 00:00:00 GMT

A side-by-side look at web apps and mobile apps, when each makes sense for your audience, and how Flutter lets one team ship both from a single codebase.

Integrating Gemini AI with Flutter

Jaime Sanchez — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to unlock new functionalities and enhance your app's capabilities. Explore step-by-step instructions, best practices, and code examples.

Maximizing Success: The Power of Integrated Design and Development Agencies

Laura Hughes Lekhi — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Why VGV combined design and engineering under one roof, and how an integrated agency model improves brand consistency, communication, and delivery for digital products.

Exploring Accessibility and Digital Inclusion with Flutter

Ana Polo — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Unlock the power of inclusive design with Flutter! This blog post dives deep into how Flutter empowers developers.

Very Good Ventures: Official Google Cloud Partner at Google Cloud Next 2024

David DeRemer — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

VGV is now an official Google Cloud Partner and is sponsoring Google Cloud Next 2024 with two speaker sessions on Gemini, Flutter, and next-gen app experiences.

How to run a Very Good app development team

VGV Team — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

How to staff and run a high-quality app development team, with VGV's take on hiring versus outsourcing, framework choice, and the roles needed to ship a great app.

Achieving a Very Good App Launch

VGV Team — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's approach to app launches, with the pre-launch strategy, audience capture, technical readiness, and post-launch monitoring that turn a release into traction.

The Shortest Path to AI Everywhere, is Flutter

Jorge Coca — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

AI experiences need to land on every screen people use. Flutter is the shortest path to ship them across mobile, web, desktop, wearables, and cars from one codebase.

Behind the Unicorn Magic: Get to know the VGV Team

Jorge Coca — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Meet Jorge Coca, Head of Engineering Services at VGV. Discover his tech evolution, proud projects with Google and Toyota.

Benefits of Flutter for Cross-Platform App Development

VGV Team — Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Learn the ways in which modern frameworks, and Flutter in particular, have transformed the concept of cross-platform development.

Top Android Expert Joins VGV: Toffer Jakobsen

David DeRemer — Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Toffer Jakobsen joins VGV as Principal Android Engineer after 13 years at ustwo, expanding our native Android and Wear OS capability beyond Flutter.

Learn About the Leading Multi-Platform Frameworks

VGV Team — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

Flutter and React Native are the two most prominent names mentioned when discussing multi-platform development frameworks.

How to build a custom app the Very Good way

VGV Team — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV approaches custom app builds, with the planning, architecture, and best practices that turn a brand's mobile, web, or desktop app into a real engagement channel.

Solving Super Dash's Rendering Challenges: Eliminating 'Ghost Lines'

Erick Zanardo — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Journey through the development of Super Dash as we unravel the intricate process of eliminating 'Ghost Lines' for a seamless gaming experience

How we built it: Ask Dash - A generative AI Flutter application

VGV Team — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV partnered with the Flutter and Vertex AI teams to ship Ask Dash, a generative AI Flutter web app trained on Flutter docs, in just a few weeks for Google Cloud.

Secure Your GCP: The Power of Least Privilege

Augusto Giavedoni — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

How to apply the Principle of Least Privilege on Google Cloud, with a walkthrough of IAM roles, service accounts, and the patterns from the GCP Developer certification.

Behind the Unicorn Magic: Get to know the VGV Team

Tom Arra — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Meet Tom Arra, VGV's Director of Product Development. Explore Tom's background, his role at VGV, and his approach to different VGV products

From Idea to Game: Building Super Dash in Just Six Weeks

VGV Team — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV partnered with the Flutter team to ship Super Dash, an open-source side-scrolling platformer for web, iOS, and Android, built with Flutter and Flame in six weeks.

Road to 100% Test Coverage

Óscar Martín — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Explore the journey to achieving 100% test coverage at Very Good Ventures (VGV) and discover why the focus is on quality rather than metrics.

Very Good CLI License Checker

Alejandro Santiago — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good CLI now supports license checking. Learn how to effortlessly check licenses for your Dart and Flutter packages.

Highlights from FlutterConf Latam 2023

VGV Team — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's recap of FlutterConf Latam 2023 in Medellín, the first Flutter conference in Latin America, with seven VGV speakers and notes on the growing regional community.

Flutter Can Transform Engineering Team Culture

David DeRemer — Thu, 05 Oct 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A Fluttercon Berlin talk recap from VGV CEO David DeRemer on how adopting Flutter unifies mobile teams, breaks down silos, and reshapes engineering culture.

Very Good Ventures at FlutterConf Latam 2023

VGV Team — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Join Very Good Ventures as we dive into the Flutter world, sharing insights, and showcasing our team's expertise.

Flutter History & Timeline: Every Major Milestone (2017-2023)

VGV Team — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A timeline of Flutter milestones from 2017 to 2023 written by the team that built the first commercial Flutter app, covering the events and releases that shaped Flutter.

Very Good Plugins: Very Good Flutter Styles

Murphy O'Rourke — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Flutter Styles is a Figma plugin that turns color and type styles into Dart theme code, killing the manual design-to-dev handoff for Material themes.

Training Clients in Flutter

VGV Team — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV runs Flutter training programs for enterprise teams adopting the framework, plus tips for building a curriculum that actually sticks for native developers.

Dart Frog 1.0 is here! 🎉

VGV Team — Wed, 02 Aug 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Dart Frog 1.0 ships with a daemon, an auth package, a VS Code extension, wildcard routes, FormData uploads, and improved environments for backend Dart developers.

Very Good Ventures goes to Fluttercon 2023

VGV Team — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's recap of Fluttercon 2023 in Berlin, colocated with droidcon, where six VGV speakers presented and we sponsored the largest Flutter conference of the year.

Very Good Ventures and CreateThrive are now one team

David DeRemer — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

VGV has acquired CreateThrive, combining two early Flutter adopters into the world's largest Flutter consultancy and expanding capacity for clients building on Flutter.

Very Good Ventures will be at Fluttercon Berlin 2023

VGV Team — Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Join Very Good Ventures at Fluttercon Berlin 2023! Discover our team's keynote on the culture of Flutter and other insightful talks by VGV members

Erick Zanardo talks about building I/O FLIP on Observable Flutter: Key takeaways

VGV Team — Mon, 22 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

Our teammate Erick takes us behind the scenes on the origins of the game, how we built it in collaboration with Google.

How It’s Made: I/O FLIP

VGV Team — Fri, 19 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

I/O FLIP is an AI-designed card game powered by Google and built in Flutter. Dig into the technical details of how we built it.

Google I/O 2023: Spotlight on AI, Flutter Moves Forward & I/O FLIP Takes seoTitle:

VGV Team — Fri, 12 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's takeaways from Google I/O 2023, including the AI announcements, Flutter 3.10 with WebAssembly, Wear OS updates, and the launch of the I/O FLIP Flutter game.

Top Flutter & Dart Packages in 2023

VGV Team — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's curated list of essential Flutter and Dart packages for production apps, with criteria for evaluating any pub.dev package before pulling it into your project.

Building Wear OS apps with Flutter: A very good guide

Renan Araújo — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A practical guide to building Wear OS apps with Flutter, covering battery, round vs. square screens, UI patterns for the wrist, and shipping to the Play Store.

VGV approach to application architecture [resource]

VGV Team — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

We use a consistent layered architecture in our projects which can help reduce complexity for teams, allowing them to build new features quickly.

Very Good App Development Can Boost Digital Customer Experience: Here's How

VGV Team — Tue, 07 Mar 2023 00:00:00 GMT

How app development best practices lift digital customer experience, with research on engagement, retention, and the patterns VGV uses on every client engagement.

Flutter News Toolkit: An advantage for publishers, powered by VGV

VGV Team — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

The Flutter News Toolkit can cut publisher app build time by up to 80%. VGV co-built it with Google and partners with newsrooms to ship scalable mobile apps.

Enterprise app development with Flutter: What you need to know

VGV Team — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A primer on enterprise app development with Flutter, covering platform strategy across mobile, web, and desktop, plus VGV best practices for delivery at scale.

VGV at Flutter Forward

VGV Team — Mon, 06 Feb 2023 00:00:00 GMT

We take a look at some of the ways VGV is helping advance Flutter forward through projects like Holobooth, the Flutter News Toolkit, and more.

Dart Frog full stack tutorial

VGV Team — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

A full-stack Dart Frog tutorial showing how to wire a Flutter counter to a WebSocket-backed Dart Frog server so the count syncs across devices in real time.

2023 Open Source & Tooling Roadmap

Felix Angelov — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's open source roadmap for 2023, with 2022 highlights including Dart Frog, Very Good Ranch, and new Very Good CLI templates, plus what we're shipping next.

Where Flutter & VGV are Headed in 2023

David DeRemer — Mon, 09 Jan 2023 00:00:00 GMT

We provide a look back at what we accomplished in 2022, where we think the Flutter industry is heading in 2023, and how VGV will be a part of it.

Build a Flutter app with Very Good CLI and AWS Amplify

Ana Polo — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to make a Flutter app with AWS Amplify authentication and VGV tooling, such as Very Good CLI, layered architecture, and 100% test coverage.

Building a Flutter SDK for Embrace

Felix Angelov — Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Learn about how we teamed up with the Embrace team to bring their observability tools to the Flutter ecosystem.

Generate a game foundation with our new template

Jochum van der Ploeg — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good CLI now ships a Flame game starter template, giving Flutter game devs a tested project structure, basic gameplay, and VGV best practices on day one.

Very Good Ranch: A Very Good Game Made with Flutter

Felix Angelov — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

We created Very Good Ranch to figure out how we at VGV might standardize and approach game development in a way.

Meet the Unicorns: Marcos, Parker, Jaime

VGV Team — Mon, 03 Oct 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Meet the VGV unicorns! Marcos, Parker, and Jaime share what it's like to work at VGV, how they first got into tech, and more.

New VGV leaders: Growing our team and our culture

David DeRemer — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Announce four new leaders at VGV – Erik Manley as Chief Operating Officer, Torrie Power as Head of People Operations, Josh Musick as Head of Design

VGV Goes to Flutter Vikings

VGV Team — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's recap of Flutter Vikings 2022 in Oslo, the first big in-person Flutter conference in years, including the Flutter 3.3 release and community highlights.

Generate a Dart CLI with Very Good CLI

Renan Araújo — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A walkthrough of building a Dart command-line app with the Very Good Dart CLI template, with project structure, error handling, testing, and shipping conventions.

Meet the Unicorns: Elizabeth, Kyle, Jochum

VGV Team — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Meet the VGV unicorns! Elizabeth, Kyle, and Jochum share what it's like to work at VGV, how they first got into tech, and more.

Dart Frog is now stable 🎉

Felix Angelov — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Dart Frog v0.1.0 is officially stable, with hot reload improvements, better Windows support, and the experimental tag removed after months of internal use at VGV.

Meet the Unicorns: Elias, Traci, Óscar

VGV Team — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Meet the VGV unicorns! Elias, Traci, and Óscar share what it's like to work at VGV, how they first got into tech, and more.

An introduction to Flame Behaviors

Jochum van der Ploeg — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Flame Behaviors provides a structured way of writing game code that is both scalable and testable. Learn how to use it in this Pong tutorial.

Build a Flutter app with Very Good CLI and Supabase

Ana Polo — Wed, 29 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to make a Flutter app with Supabase and VGV tooling, such as Very Good CLI, Flutter Bloc, layered architecture, and 100% test coverage.

Why Build Apps with Flutter in 2022

VGV Team — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Why VGV picks Flutter for high-quality multi-platform apps in 2022, with notes on the JetBrains ecosystem survey, stable web and desktop support, and 500K+ shipped apps.

Say Hello to the VGV Tooling & Open Source Team

VGV Team — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT

We’re expanding our efforts to build tooling and open source software for the Flutter Community and beyond! Read more about the team here.

Dart on the server with Dart Frog

Felix Angelov — Tue, 24 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Dart Frog is intended to help Flutter and Dart developers maximize their productivity by having a unified tech stack.

Very Good Ventures Raised a Series A!

VGV Team — Tue, 17 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Ventures raised Series A financing from venture capital firm Celesta Capital. Read more about why we’re excited and what we’re doing next.

Very good Layered Architecture in Flutter

Marcos Sevilla — Tue, 12 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Structuring code is one of the big – if not the most important – challenges when building large-scale applications.

VGV Expands Poland Team

VGV Team — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:00:00 GMT

VGV welcomes five Flutter engineers from Widgeters and opens a second Poland office in Wrocław, growing our EU footprint and bringing more Flutter experts on board.

Supercharge your Flutter tests with Very Good CLI

Felix Angelov — Fri, 25 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A look at Very Good CLI v0.6.0's new test command, with faster test runs, coverage enforcement, and better support for multi-module Flutter monorepos.

Flutter testing resources

VGV Team — Wed, 09 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

We gathered our recommended testing resources — including blogs, courses, and packages — and put them all in one place. Read our opinionated guide!

How to use Alchemist for Flutter golden tests

Kirpal Demian — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to use both Flutter's built-in functionality for golden tests and the open-source package Alchemist.

Flutter games with Bloc and Flame

Erick Zanardo — Tue, 22 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

An intro to managing Flutter game state with Bloc and the flame_bloc package, walking through how to wire game logic to UI components built on the Flame engine.

A Very Good Flutter Setup for Windows

Tom Arra — Tue, 08 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A walkthrough of setting up a Flutter dev environment on Windows 11 to target stable Flutter for Windows desktop apps, with the configuration VGV uses on real projects.

A very good Flutter setup

Alejandro Ferrero — Wed, 26 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

A step-by-step guide to setting up a Flutter dev environment on macOS, with installation walkthroughs, screenshots, and the configuration VGV uses on real client work.

Configuring workflows for your Flutter projects

Felix Angelov — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

How to plug Very Good Workflows into a Flutter project, including the dart_package and flutter_package reusable GitHub Actions VGV uses across every client engagement.

Flutter Revitalized Our Codebase and Transformed Our Engineering Team

VGV Team — Tue, 04 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT

Switching to Flutter helped them become a mobile-first company and has improved the productivity and happiness of their engineering team.

A Very Good Brand Refresh

David DeRemer — Mon, 20 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

We've refreshed the Very Good Ventures brand with new logomarks. Read more about the new assets and the history of VGV.

VGV 2021 Retrospective

VGV Team — Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

We've worked on numerous Flutter apps, open-source software, and more. Here is a look back at the top five moments from 2021.

Remembering our friend and teammate, Kevin Gray

David DeRemer — Thu, 02 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A tribute to Kevin Gray, VGV co-founder and key engineer behind the original Hamilton, Flutter Slides, and KENKEN apps that helped put Flutter on the map.

Bloc v8.0.0 is out!

Felix Angelov — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Bloc v8.0.0 comes with many updates, including the deprecation of mapEventToState API. Here is what you need to know about the Bloc v8.0.0 release.

Flutter Bloc with Streams: Concurrency Patterns & Examples

Joanna May — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Migrate your blocs to 7.2.0 with concurrent event handling. Walks through three scenarios moving from mapEventToState to the new event registration API.

Top 5 Things We Look For in Flutter Code Assessments

Scarlett Wardrop — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's top five Flutter code-assessment criteria, from test coverage and architecture to dependencies and CI, drawn from years of inheriting client codebases.

Building a Very Good Location Sharing Chat App with Flutter

Marcos Sevilla — Wed, 29 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A tutorial for building a Flutter chat app with real-time location sharing using the Stream Chat SDK and Very Good Core, with bloc state management.

What's New in Bloc v7.2.0

Traci Goreham — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Bloc v7.2.0 introduces the new on API for predictable state changes. A walkthrough of why the API changed, how to migrate, and what's next on the bloc roadmap.

My internship at Very Good Ventures: Dennis

Dennis Angelov — Mon, 20 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Read about Dennis' experience interning at Very Good Ventures and his contributions to open source efforts, including Very Good CLI.

Generate Flutter plugins with Very Good CLI

Dennis Angelov — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Learn how to generate a new federated plugin with Very Good CLI. Get support for Windows, Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, and web out of the box.

Mocking Flutter routes with Mockingjay

Jeroen (Jay) Meijer — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Mockingjay is VGV's open source package for mocking navigation routes in Flutter widget tests. A walkthrough of why route testing is hard and how Mockingjay solves it.

My internship at Very Good Ventures: Summer 2021

VGV Team — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Our interns share their experiences working on Flutter applications and open source projects at Very Good Ventures.

Why We Use flutter_bloc for State Management

Jorge Coca — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 00:00:00 GMT

An in-depth look at why we use flutter_bloc for state management. Learn more about the benefits it brings our team and how to address common concerns.

Code generation with Mason

Felix Angelov — Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 GMT

An overview of the open source tool Mason which automates code generation. Includes two examples and sample code.

Readable Robot Tests: Bridge the Tech Gap

Jorge Coca — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

A walkthrough of the Robot Testing pattern in Flutter, an end-to-end technique that keeps tests readable for non-technical stakeholders and reusable as code grows.

VGV Turns 3: What We’ve Learned About Flutter Since Day 1

Scarlett Wardrop — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 00:00:00 GMT

VGV turns three. Three things we learned working with Flutter since the Hamilton app, three favorite client projects, and three things on the Flutter horizon ahead.

Flutter starter app: Very Good Core & CLI

VGV Team — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Core is a Flutter starter app built with VGV best practices and opinionated architecture. Use our CLI to create a new project in seconds.

Testing Fundamentals of Flutter [Course]

VGV Team — Thu, 11 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

VGV is open sourcing Jorge Coca's full Caster.IO Flutter testing course, covering unit, widget, and integration tests, free on YouTube for the Flutter community.

Flutter testing: A very good guide [10 Insights]

Scarlett Wardrop — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's practical guide to Flutter testing, with ten insights on unit, widget, and integration tests, plus the strategy and resources we use across client projects.

Our favorite GitHub Actions for Flutter apps

VGV Team — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Four GitHub Actions VGV recommends for every Flutter project, including Flutter Action, Upload Artifact, Very Good Coverage, and Simple cspell, with how-tos.

Enforce 100% Code Coverage with Very Good Coverage

Scarlett Wardrop — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Coverage is a GitHub Action that fails CI when test coverage drops below your threshold. VGV defaults to 100% coverage and uses it on every Flutter project.

Best Practices for Building Scalable Flutter Applications

Scarlett Wardrop — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 00:00:00 GMT

An overview of how we build scalable Flutter applications that are well-tested, easy to understand, easy to debug, and composable.

Highlights from eBay Motors' Flutter article

VGV Team — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Highlights from eBay Motors' engineering blog on shipping their iOS and Android app with Flutter, including team velocity, adoption, and cross-platform wins.

Introducing Very Good Analysis

Scarlett Wardrop — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Very Good Analysis is an open source package that contains Dart and Flutter lint rules used internally at Very Good Ventures.

Are you saying that my code is boring? Thank you!

Jorge Coca — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Jorge Coca on why "this codebase is boring" is the best compliment an engineering team can hear, and how predictable patterns make scaling and onboarding easier.

What Amazon AWS support means for Flutter

Scarlett Wardrop — Wed, 26 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Amazon's Amplify Flutter brings AWS to Flutter apps, opening cloud options for teams in regions where Google Cloud is restricted and signaling Flutter momentum.

My Internship at Very Good Ventures: Sahit

Sahit Penmatcha — Mon, 17 Aug 2020 00:00:00 GMT

Sahit Penmatcha shares his experience working on Flutter projects during his internship at Very Good Ventures in Summer 2020.

#Hack20: The world’s largest online Flutter Hackathon goes virtual

Arnab Raychaudhuri — Thu, 09 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT

How VGV helped organize #Hack20, the world's largest online Flutter hackathon, with 2,400 participants and 250 projects built in two days during Google's Flutter Day.

Flutter Interact recap

Kawyn Furstoss — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT

VGV's recap of Flutter Interact 2019 in NYC, with the announcements that caught our eye including Flutter 1.12, web support progress, and Dash the mascot.

What is Flutter Capable Of?

David DeRemer — Sat, 07 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT

If you’re ready for a creative solution that lets you do all the things when it comes to app development, you’re ready for Flutter’s full power.

Create an Autoscaling API with Firebase in just 10 minutes!

David DeRemer — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Create a Node.js API server for your app that will autoscale automatically (and basically infinitely) using Firebase.

Flutter is All the Things

David DeRemer — Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Flutter dramatically altered the mobile development ecosystem, and it is now coming for your browser — get ready for Flutter on the Web.

Revealed! Flutter Slides at Flutter Live ‘18

David DeRemer — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 00:00:00 GMT

VGV built the Flutter Slides app that powered the Flutter Live 2018 keynote, an early Flutter Desktop Embedding showcase that has now been open sourced for the community.