Acknowledgments

This is the first book I’ve written. One of the things I’ve learned in the process is just how many people are involved. I am truly only one of many, many people who put a lot of work into this.

First, I’d like to thank two of my former bosses and colleagues, Matthew Smith and John Ryan. When they hired me at AppTree, I hadn’t heard of Flutter or Dart. And more, I still had (and continue to have) a lot to learn about building software. They taught me everything I know, and were patient the entire time. It is the best job I’ve ever had, and it allowed me to fall in love with Dart and Flutter.

I’d like to acknowledge my editor at Manning, Susanna Kline, for two reasons. First, I had no clue about how to write a book. Susanna has been patient, yet persistent. She’s also been kind, yet honest. All those qualities certainly allowed me to write the best book I could. And secondly, she really let me explore and write the book I wanted to write. Which is why, at the end of this process, I’m still loving it.

I’d like to thank all the reviewers, colleagues, and friends who’ve read the manuscript and given feedback. This includes those who’ve commented over at the Manning book forum. I can say with 100% certainty that the book would’ve suffered without the feedback. Specifically, I’d to thank all the reviewers: Andy King, Damian Esteban, David Cabrero Souto, Edwin Kwok, Flavio Diez, Fred Heath, George Onofrei, Godfred Asamoah, Gonzalo Huerta-Cánepa, Jacob Romero, Joel Kotarski, Jose San Leandro, Kumar Unnikrishnan, Martin Dehnert, Nitin Gode, Paul Brown, Petru Bocsanean, Pietro Maffi, Samuel Bosch, Sander Zegvelt, Serge Simon, Thamizh Arasu, Willis Hampton, and Zorodzayi Mukuya.

Of course, I have to thank everyone who works on Flutter and Dart, as well as the Flutter community online. This community has been by far the most pleasant, uplifting, and friendly tech community I’ve ever been a part of.

Lastly, I want to thank the following dogs and cats that I know, who I used as examples through out the book: Nora, Odyn, Ruby, Doug, Harper, Tucker, Yeti, and Rosie. (If you own one of these animals and you’re reading this, you get no royalties. Thank you.)