Long-form technical writing on Flutter framework internals, state management, plugin development, and open-source contributions. https://ishaqhassan.dev/feed.xml 2026-05-08T12:30:00+05:00 Ishaq Hassan https://ishaqhassan.dev/ hello@ishaqhassan.dev https://ishaqhassan.dev/assets/apple-touch-icon.png https://ishaqhassan.dev/assets/profile-photo.png Copyright (c) 2026 Ishaq Hassan Hand-rolled https://ishaqhassan.dev/blog/flutter-still-matters-in-ai-era.html 2026-05-01T22:30:00+05:00 2026-05-08T12:30:00+05:00 Ishaq Hassan https://ishaqhassan.dev/

AI writes WHAT you ask. You still decide WHAT to ask. Cross-platform was never about less typing, it was about fewer decisions, and that gap is widening as code becomes cheap. Why Flutter matters more, not less, in the AI era.

https://ishaqhassan.dev/blog/flutter-three-tree-architecture-explained.html 2026-04-25T08:00:00+05:00 2026-05-08T12:30:00+05:00 Ishaq Hassan https://ishaqhassan.dev/

Deep dive into Flutter's three parallel trees, the reconciliation algorithm, the six-state Element lifecycle, and why bugs that look like random state loss almost always live in the Element layer.

https://ishaqhassan.dev/blog/flutter-state-management-2026-guide.html 2026-04-25T09:00:00+05:00 2026-05-08T12:30:00+05:00 Ishaq Hassan https://ishaqhassan.dev/

Honest comparison of setState, InheritedWidget, Provider, Riverpod, Bloc, and signals from running 50+ production Flutter apps. Decision matrix by team size and audit requirements.

https://ishaqhassan.dev/blog/building-production-flutter-plugins-case-study.html 2026-04-25T10:00:00+05:00 2026-05-08T12:30:00+05:00 Ishaq Hassan https://ishaqhassan.dev/

Engineering story behind document_scanner_flutter, a Flutter plugin with 156 pub.dev likes, 130 pub points, and 470 monthly downloads. Native bridges, federated architecture, lifecycle traps.

https://ishaqhassan.dev/blog/how-i-got-6-prs-merged-into-flutter.html 2026-04-24T05:00:00+05:00 2026-05-08T12:30:00+05:00 Ishaq Hassan https://ishaqhassan.dev/

From writing Flutter apps in Karachi to having 6 PRs merged into the official Flutter repository. A practical, step-by-step guide for first-time framework contributors with the exact PR list and review process tips.