Flutter Developer

Interview Handbook
Your Ultimate Guide to Crack Flutter Interviews with Confidence

500+ Real Interview

Questions with Clear Explanations

Written By
Anand Gaur
​Table of Contents​
​1.​​Introduction​​……..……..……..……..……..…...……..……..……..………………………..……..​​8​

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● ​ hy This Handbook?​
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​●​ ​How to Use This Handbook Effectively​
​●​ ​Levels of Flutter Interviews (Fresher, Mid-level, Senior, Architect)​
​●​ ​Common Interview Patterns in Product & Service Companies​

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​2.​​Flutter Basics​​……..……..……..……..……..…..…….…..……..……………………………………….…..11​

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● ​ istory of Flutter & Ecosystem​
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​●​ ​Flutter vs React Native vs Native Development​

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​●​ ​Flutter Architecture (Framework, Engine, Embedder)​
​●​ ​Flutter App Lifecycle​
​●​ ​Widgets 101: Stateless vs Stateful​

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​●​ ​Common Widgets & Their Use Cases​

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​3. Dart Programming Language​​……....……..……..……..……..……..….…..……..……..…….29​

​​ ​ asics of Dart (Variables, Data Types, Functions)​

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​●​ ​Null Safety in Dart​
​●​ ​Futures, async/await, Streams​
​●​ ​Higher Order Functions & Lambdas​
​●​ ​Extensions & Mixins​
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​●​ ​Generics in Dart​

​4.​​Object-Oriented & Functional Programming in Dart​​……....……..……..……..……...…….65​

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​●​ ​Functional Programming Style in Dart​

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​5.​​UI Development in Flutter​​……....……..……..……..……………………………………...…….96​

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● ​ lutter Rendering Pipeline​
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​●​ ​Material Design & Cupertino Widgets​

​●​ ​Layout Widgets (Row, Column, Stack, Expanded, Flex)​
​●​ ​Navigation (Navigator 1.0, Navigator 2.0, go_router)​
​●​ ​Lists & Grids (ListView, GridView, Slivers)​
​●​ ​GestureDetector & Input Handling​
​●​ ​Responsive & Adaptive UI​
​●​ ​Accessibility in Flutter​

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​6.​​State Management​​……....……..……..……………………………………………....…..…….141​

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​●​ ​Provider​
​●​ ​Riverpod​
​●​ ​BLoC / Cubit​
​●​ ​Redux in Flutter​
​●​ ​GetX & MobX​
​●​ ​Choosing the Right State Management Approach​

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​7.​​Data Persistence & Storage​​……....……..……..…………………………………...……..….195​

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​●​ ​SQLite in Flutter (sqflite package)​

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​●​ ​Drift (Moor ORM)​
​●​ ​Hive Database​
​●​ ​ObjectBox & Isar DB​

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​●​ ​File System Storage​

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​●​ ​Secure Storage​

​8.​​Networking in Flutter​​……....……..……..……..……………………………………...……...…221​
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​●​ ​JSON Parsing (manual vs code generation)​
​●​ ​Dio for Networking​
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​●​ ​WebSockets in Flutter​

​●​ ​GraphQL in Flutter​
​●​ ​Offline Data & Caching​
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​●​ ​Error Handling in API Calls​

​9.​​Asynchronous Programming & Concurrency​​……....……..……………..…….……..……243​

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​●​ ​Isolates in Flutter​

​●​ ​Compute Function​
​●​ ​Concurrency Best Practices​
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​10.​​Architecture & Design Patterns​​……....……..……..……..……………………………..….273​

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● ​ VC, MVVM in Flutter​
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​●​ ​BLoC Architecture​
​●​ ​Clean Architecture in Flutter​
​●​ ​Dependency Injection (get_it, injectable, Riverpod DI)​
​●​ ​Common Design Patterns (Singleton, Factory, Observer, Repository)​
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 ​●​ ​SOLID Principles in Flutter Apps​

​11.​​Package & Dependency Management​​……....……..……..……………………………..….308​

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● ​ ubspec.yaml Deep Dive​
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​●​ ​Popular & Must-Know Packages from pub.dev​
​●​ ​Semantic Versioning & Dependency Resolution​
​●​ ​Private/Internal Packages​
​●​ ​Modularization for Large Flutter Projects​

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​12.​​Performance Optimization & Memory Management​​……....……..……..…….....……….321​

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● ​ lutter Performance Profiling Tools (DevTools)​
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​●​ ​Avoiding Unnecessary Rebuilds (const Widgets, Keys)​

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​●​ ​RepaintBoundary & Skia Rendering​
​●​ ​Optimizing ListViews & Grids​
​●​ ​Memory Leaks & Garbage Collection​

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​●​ ​Jank-Free Animations & 60fps Smoothness​

● ​ nit Testing in Dart​

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​13.​​Testing in Flutter​​……....……..……..……..……………………………………………...…….342​

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​●​ ​Widget Testing​
​●​ ​Integration Testing​
​●​ ​Mocking in Flutter (Mockito, mocktail)​
​●​ ​Golden/Snapshot Testing​
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​14.​​Advanced Flutter Topics​​……....……..……..……..…………………………………….…….359​

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● ​ lutter Web & Desktop Basics​
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​●​ ​Platform Channels & Native Code Integration​

​●​ ​FFI (Foreign Function Interface)​
​●​ ​Push Notifications (Firebase Messaging)​
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​●​ ​Deep Linking & Dynamic Links​

​●​ ​Background Services in Flutter​
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​●​ ​Flutter Plugin Development​

​15.​​Application Security in Flutter Apps​​……....……..……..……..……….………………..….372​

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​●​ ​SSL Pinning & Certificate Validation​
​●​ ​Secure Storage for Sensitive Data​
​●​ ​Data Encryption & Decryption​
​●​ ​Reverse Engineering & Obfuscation in Flutter​
​●​ ​OWASP Mobile Security Guidelines​

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​16.​​Flutter Ecosystem Knowledge​​……....……..……..……..……………………………..…….387​

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● ​ oogle Play Store Submission Process​
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​●​ ​App Signing & Certificates​
​●​ ​iOS App Store Submission Basics for Flutter Devs​
​●​ ​Flutter Release Channels (Stable, Beta, Dev, Master)​
​●​ ​Handling Flutter Upgrade & Breaking Changes​

​17.​​DevOps for Flutter​​…………………....……..……..……..……..……………...………………393​

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​●​ ​CI/CD Pipelines for Flutter (GitHub Actions, GitLab, Bitrise, Codemagic)​
​●​ ​Automated Builds & Testing​
​●​ ​Fastlane with Flutter​

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​●​ ​Firebase App Distribution / TestFlight Distribution​
​●​ ​Crash Reporting & Monitoring (Firebase Crashlytics, Sentry)​

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​18.​​Scenario-Based Interview Questions​​……....……..……..……..………...…………..…….412​

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​How to optimize long lists with images?​
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​●​ ​How to handle multiple API calls in parallel?​
​●​ ​How to structure a large-scale Flutter project?​
​●​ ​How to integrate the Flutter module into an existing native app?​
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 ​1. Introduction​

​Why This Handbook?​

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​depending on the company and the role. One round might test your Dart language​
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​interview prep​​. It brings together all the key concepts,​​common questions, and scenario-based​

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​ s a developer, I know this struggle firsthand. Preparing for Flutter interviews often means​
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​juggling between Dart documentation, Flutter.dev guides, random blog posts, and YouTube​
​tutorials. There was no single place that covered​​real, repeatedly asked interview questions​
​with​​clear explanations and practical examples​​. That’s​​when I decided to create this​
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​handbook — a structured and reliable guide that helps every Flutter developer prepare smarter​
​and faster.​

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​ atest Flutter ecosystem topics​​like Riverpod, BLoC,​​Clean Architecture, DevOps​
​pipelines, and performance optimization​

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​ o matter how much experience you have, this handbook will give you a​​clear roadmap of​
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​what to expect​​and how to prepare, helping you approach​​your interviews with confidence.​

​How to Use This Handbook Effectively​

​Think of this handbook as a​​step-by-step preparation​​path​​:​

​ . Begin with the fundamentals​​– If you’re a fresher,​​start with Dart basics, Flutter​
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​state management approaches (setState, Provider, Riverpod, BLoC), followed by data​

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​persistence, networking, and async programming.​

​ . Focus on real-world problems​​– Don’t just read​​theory. Practice scenario-based questions​

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​like​​“How would you implement offline caching in a​​Flutter app?”​​or​​“How do you optimize a long​
​list with images?”​​since interviews increasingly emphasize​​practical problem-solving​​.​

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​ . Advance to higher-level concepts​​– For mid-level​​to senior developers, dive into​
​architecture (MVVM, BLoC, Clean Architecture), dependency injection, performance​
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​optimization, and handling large-scale apps.​

​ . Don’t ignore DevOps and Security​​– Continuous integration,​​automated builds, app​

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​distribution (Play Store, TestFlight), SSL pinning, secure storage, and obfuscation are becoming​
​standard expectations​​, even in interviews.​
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​ . Revise smartly​​– Use the scenario-based and system​​design sections as your​​final revision​
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​before the interview to sharpen problem-solving skills.​
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​Levels of Flutter Interviews​

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​●​ F
​ resher / Junior (0–2 years)​
​Expect questions on Dart basics, widget tree concepts, Stateful vs Stateless widgets,​
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​navigation, basic REST API calls, and handling lists/grids.​

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​ id-level (2–5 years)​
​Focus shifts to architectural patterns (BLoC, Provider, Riverpod), local storage (SQflite,​
​Hive), state management in depth, handling async tasks with Futures/Streams, error​
​handling, and app performance basics.​

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​ enior (5+ years)​
​You’ll be evaluated on how you design scalable apps, apply clean architecture, use​
​dependency injection, manage complex state, optimize rendering performance, and​
​mentor teams. Expect tough discussions around package selection, testing strategies,​
​and scalability trade-offs.​

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​Interviews go beyond code. You’ll be asked to design enterprise-level solutions, build​

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​Product Companies (FAANG, unicorn startups, product-focused firms)​

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​●​ A ​ lgorithms and Data Structures​​– usually easy to medium​​level, but expected in at​

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​least one round.​
​●​ ​Deep technical rounds on Dart & Flutter​​– widget lifecycle,​​state management​
​(Provider, Riverpod, BLoC, GetX), async programming (Futures, Streams, async/await).​
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​●​ ​System design and scalability​​– clean architecture,​​modularization, handling​
​large-scale apps with multiple teams.​
​●​ ​Performance optimization​​– reducing widget rebuilds,​​avoiding jank, memory​
​optimization, smooth animations, efficient API handling.​
​●​ ​Behavioral and culture fit interviews​​– teamwork,​​ownership, problem-solving,​
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​Service Companies (Infosys, TCS, Accenture, Wipro, etc.)​

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​●​ ​Framework and ecosystem knowledge​​– Flutter basics,​​commonly used plugins (http,​
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​choices, handling failures.​

​●​ ​Usually​​fewer rounds with faster decision-making​​compared​​to product companies.​
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​●​ ​May include​​basic Android/iOS platform integration​​using MethodChannels or​

​platform-specific APIs.​

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 ​2. Flutter Basics​

​Q1: When was Flutter first announced and by whom?​

​●​ ​Flutter was first announced by​​Google​​at the​​Google​​I/O conference in May 2017​​.​

​●​ ​The first​​stable release (Flutter 1.0)​​came in​​December​​2018​​.​

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​●​ ​Flutter​​is an​​open-source UI toolkit​​from Google.​

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​2.​ ​Beautiful UI​​– built-in Material & Cupertino widgets.​

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​3.​ ​Single codebase​​saves time & cost.​

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​2.​ ​Native apps give best performance but require​​two​​separate codebases​​.​
​3.​ ​Flutter balances between speed of development (single codebase) and good​
​performance.​

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​Q4: Explain Flutter’s Architecture.​
​Flutter has​​three main layers​​:​

​Framework (Dart SDK + Widgets)​

​●​ ​Where developers write app code.​

​●​ ​Contains Material, Cupertino, and widget libraries.​

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​Engine (C++ based)​

​●​ ​Uses​​Skia Graphics Engine​​to render UI.​

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​Q5: How does the Flutter app lifecycle work?​
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​●​ ​Example: phone call overlay, control center pulled down.​

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​●​ ​App is running in background (not visible).​

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 ​●​ ​Example: user pressed home button.​

​●​ ​Still in memory but UI not visible.​

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​●​ ​App is terminated or still loaded but not attached to any host view.​

​●​ ​Example: system kills the app to free resources.​

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​●​ ​Pause heavy tasks​​→ Stop video/audio when paused.​

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​●​ ​Manage resources​​→ Release camera/microphone when​​app is inactive.​

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​●​ ​Analytics​​→ Track when users enter/exit the app.​

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​Q6: What are Widgets in Flutter?​

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​Q7: Difference between Stateless and Stateful Widgets.​

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​3.​ ​No internal state, only external data (immutable).​

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 ​3. Dart Programming Language​
​Q1: What are the different ways to declare variables in Dart?​

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​How does Dart infer types?​

​1. From the initializer value​

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dynamic​​→ Dart allows the variable to change type​​anytime (less safe).​
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​1. Numbers​
​●​ ​int​​→ Whole numbers (positive or negative, no decimals).​

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 ​5. UI Development in Flutter​

​ 1: What are the three main phases of Flutter's rendering​

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​○​ ​Handle​​painting​​(draw pixels on the screen).​

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 ​○​ ​Form the​​render tree​​, which is directly used by the rendering engine (Skia).​

RenderParagraph​​is responsible for​​actually drawing text on screen.​

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​○​ ​Handle hit testing (for gestures/taps).​

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 ​●​ ​Examples:​
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​●​ ​The final conversion to pixels (GPU rasterization) happens later.​

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 ​6. State Management​
​ 1: What is state in Flutter and why is state management​
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​○​ ​The app becomes​​hard to debug​​.​

​○​ ​UI may not update correctly.​

​○​ ​Code gets messy and unscalable.​

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​ ​​State management ensures​​:​

​1.​ ​Data consistency​​– the same data is reflected correctly​​across the app.​

​2.​ ​Separation of concerns​​– business logic (how state​​changes) is kept separate from UI.​

​3.​ ​Reusability and scalability​​– easy to manage state​​in large apps.​

​4.​ ​Performance optimization​​– only necessary widgets​​rebuild when state changes.​

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 ​8. Networking in Flutter​

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 ​10. Architecture & Design Patterns​

​ 1: What is the MVC (Model-View-Controller) pattern and how​

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 ​●​ ​View:​​Flutter widget tree (​​
MaterialApp​ Scaffold​
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​,​​ ListView​
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​View​

​●​ ​The​​UI layer​​→ Flutter widgets.​

​●​ ​Displays data but contains​​no business logic​​.​

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​,​​ ​.​

​How MVVM Works in Flutter​

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​Using​​ Provider​
​Using​​ Riverpod​
​,​​ Bloc​
​,​​ ​,​
​setState​ MobX​
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​Best for​ ​Smaller/simple apps​ ​Larger apps needing scalability &​

​testability​

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​Real-life Analogy:​

​MVC:​

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● ​ ou ask a​​chef (Controller)​​for food.​
​●​ ​The chef brings it to you directly.​

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​●​ ​MVC:​​Controller manually updates View.​

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​Why BLoC?​

​●​ ​Keeps UI code clean.​

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 ​15. Application Security in Flutter Apps​
​ 1: What are the fundamental secure coding principles that​
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​apply to Dart development?​

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​●​ ​Example: Use​​RegExp​​for input validation and escape/encode​​dangerous characters.​

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​permissions.​

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​5. Safe Use of Cryptography​

crypto​​or​​
​●​ ​Use trusted libraries like​​ pointycastle​
​.​

​●​ ​Never implement your own encryption algorithms.​

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 ​●​ ​Always prefer strong, modern algorithms (AES, SHA-256, RSA/ECDSA).​

​6. Secure Network Communication​

​●​ ​Enforce​​HTTPS/TLS​​for all API calls (disable plain​​HTTP).​

​●​ ​Validate SSL certificates (avoid blindly trusting all certificates).​

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flutter pub audit​​to check for known vulnerabilities.​

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​9. Memory & Resource Management​

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​sensitive data.​

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​Dart?​

​1. Code Exposure & Obfuscation Risks​

​●​ ​Reflection can expose class names, method names, and fields at runtime.​

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 ​17. DevOps for Flutter​

​ 1: What is DevOps and how does it apply to mobile app​

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​development?​
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​(Dev)​​and​​IT operations (Ops)​​.​

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​●​ ​Automates​​release process​​for mobile apps.​

​●​ ​Generates​​signed APK/AAB (Android)​​or​​IPA (iOS)​​automatically.​

​●​ ​Can deploy to:​

​○​ ​Test environments (Internal/QA testers)​
​○​ ​Production (Play Store, App Store)​

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​c) Automated Testing​

​●​ ​Run​​unit tests, widget tests, integration tests​​automatically.​

​●​ ​Ensures​​new changes don’t break the app​​.​

​●​ ​Example tools: Flutter’s test framework, Appium, Firebase Test Lab​

​d) Monitoring & Feedback​

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​→ testing → release​​.​

​●​ ​Goal:​​deliver high-quality apps faster and reliably​​.​

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 ​18. Scenario-Based Interview Questions​
​ 1: Your Flutter app is crashing on some devices but not others.​
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​How would you debug this?​

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