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Flutter Community @fluttercommunity.dev · 21/09/2026
🚀 FCAIC #29 – AI Mockups & Multitrack Video @esratech.bsky.social & Danielle Honigstein on prototypes stakeholders can actually test, and a six-track video editor still being built. 📅 22 Sep 2026 · 16:00 UTC / 09:00 PDT 🎥 tinyurl.com/FCAICYouTube #FCAIC #FlutterDev
The image is a promotional graphic for a Flutter Community AI Circle event.

Event Details: The session is titled "Prompt, Code, Think: AI Mockups & Multitrack Video" and is designated as FCAIC #29, covering "Stakeholder-Ready Prototypes & Video Editor in Flutter".

Speakers: Esra Kadah, shown with a Flutter & Dart Experts badge, and Danielle Honigstein, both featured in circular headshots.

Date & Time: Scheduled for 22 September 2026 at 4 PM UTC.

Platform: Streaming on the Flutter Community YouTube channel.

Visual Style: Set against a dark blue background with a subtle grid pattern, featuring the white "AI" logo of the Flutter Community AI Circle at the top.
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Bob Nystrom @stuffwithstuff.com · 21/08/2026
It took a long time, but we finally added primary constructor syntax to Dart. If you want some (a lot) of background into how we designed it the way we did, I wrote a long blog post about it: dart.dev/blog/bringin... #dartlang
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Bringing Primary Constructors to Dart
An inside look at the design decisions, trade-offs, and syntactic sugar behind adding primary constructors to Dart 3.13.
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Kevin Moore @kevmoo.com · 21/08/2026
Today is the last day! Tell us about your wins (and/or your issues)!
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wolfenra.in 💙🏳️‍🌈 @wolfenrain.dev · 19/08/2026
There is no bad code, only happy little mistakes
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Flutter @flutter.dev · 19/08/2026
We’ve pieced together something special... Flutter 3.47 is officially here! 🩵 This release includes: 🧩 Material and Cupertino as standalone packages 🧩 Impeller as the default renderer for desktop 🧩 Stable Widget Previews Details → goo.gle/3TWyDeT
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What’s new in Flutter 3.47
Modular by design: Standalone UI Packages and Impeller on Desktop
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Erick 💙🍒 @erick.gamedev.blue · 20/08/2026
Hey all! Today marks 1 month of my first Steam release! If you haven't checked the game out yet, now is a good time to do so! And if tou have a friend that might like puzzle games, I do appreciate the help spreading it 🖖 #indiegame #pixelart #puzzlegame
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The Flutter & Friends conference @flutterfriends.dev · 21/08/2026
Found a bug right after release? Don’t wait for the next store review⚡ Renuka (@renukakelkar.bsky.social) will show how to use Shorebird to ship OTA fixes to Flutter apps, roll them back when needed, and take back control of your release cycle 🛣️ 🎟️ flutterfriends.dev
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Flutter Community @fluttercommunity.dev · 11/08/2026
🚀 FCAIC #27 – Google Antigravity Skills in Action @randalschwartz.bsky.social demos Adventure-GM for stateful visual adventures, then a disciplined ticket workflow with specialized agents, approval gates & self-critical reviews. 📅 Aug 11 · 16:00 UTC 🎥 tinyurl.com/FCAICYouTube #FCAIC #FlutterDev
The image is a promotional graphic for a Flutter Community AI Circle event.

Event Details: The session is titled "Prompt, Code, Think: Google Antigravity Skills in Action" and is designated as FCAIC #27, covering "Adventure-GM + Randal's agentic ticket workflow".

Speaker: Randal Schwartz, featured in a circular headshot.

Date & Time: Scheduled for August 11, 2026, at 4 PM UTC.

Platform: Streaming on the Flutter Community YouTube channel.

Visual Style: Set against a dark blue background with a subtle grid pattern, featuring the white "AI" logo of the Flutter Community AI Circle at the top.
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The Flutter & Friends conference @flutterfriends.dev · 07/07/2026
Final round of “Guess the Speakers”! This time, with a little clue inception 🌀 Guess the speakers and earn a ticket discount 🕵️ ➤ 10% off per correct speaker ➤ Be the first to guess all 3? Boom – 30% off! You have 24h, tomorrow we will reveal the speakers!
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Flutter Community @fluttercommunity.dev · 09/06/2026
🚀 FCAIC #24 – On-device RAG Redefined: Production-Ready Mobile AI 🤯 Sasha Denisov (@shuregdenisov) joins us to talk how Flutter AI just leveled up w/ Flutter Gemma 0.16.0 📅 09 June 2026 ⏰16:00 UTC / 09:00 PDT 📍http://youtu.be/watch?v=NPz4lyP1WQI #FCAIC #FlutterDev #AgenticCoding
The image is a promotional graphic for the Flutter Community AI Circle event, FCAIC #24.

Event Details: The event is titled "Prompt, Code, Think: Flutter Gemma 0.16.0" and focuses on the topic "On-device RAG* Redefined: Production-Ready Mobile AI".

Speaker: The guest speaker is Sasha Denisov, whose photograph is displayed in a circle in the center.

Logistics: The session is scheduled for 9 June 2026 at 4 PM UTC and will be streamed on the Flutter Community YouTube channel.

Visual Style: The graphic has a dark blue background with a subtle grid pattern and features the white Flutter Community AI Circle logo at the top.

Footnote: A note at the bottom defines "RAG*" as "Retrieval-Augmented Generation".
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Flutter Community @fluttercommunity.dev · 26/05/2026
We’re going live for FCAIC #23 💙 Google I/O 2026 recap, Flutter updates, and Andrea joining us for ACT: Agentic Coding Toolkit for Flutter. 🗓️ 26 May 2026 ⏰ 17:00 UTC / 10:00 PDT 📍 youtu.be/dfo6FS814D0 #Flutter #FlutterDev #FCAIC #AI #AgenticCoding
This promotional graphic for the Flutter Community AI Circle announces FCAIC #23.

The main title reads “Prompt, Code, Think: Google I/O 2026.” The subtitle says “Flutter Updates + Agentic Coding Toolkit w/ Andrea.”

The design uses a dark blue gradient background with subtle rounded grid shapes. At the top left, the Flutter Community AI Circle logo appears next to the event branding. At the top right, there is a colorful Google I/O style graphic.

In the center, Andrea Bizzotto is shown as the guest speaker with a circular headshot. At the bottom, two blue pill-shaped labels show the event date and time, “26 May 2026 - 4 PM UTC,” and the streaming platform, “Flutter Community YouTube.”
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 28/04/2026
#FlutterDev join us👇🏻
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Flutter @flutter.dev · 24/04/2026
Cloud Functions and Admin SDK for Firebase now supports Dart as an experimental feature 🎯 This means Flutter developers can use the same programming language throughout their whole stack and share logic between the frontend and backend.
The Dart language and Cloud Functions logos side by side
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 24/04/2026
@firebase.com announced the following on the bird site. @labenz.dev can you help get them to post here so #FlutterDev can get the same info here? “Cloud Functions and Admin SDK for Firebase now supports Dart as an experimental feature 🎯” firebase.google.com/docs/functio...
A screenshot of an X (formerly Twitter) social media thread from the official, verified Firebase account (@Firebase), which has the Firebase flame logo. The thread details a significant new feature.

The Main Post

Author: Firebase (@Firebase) with a yellow verification checkmark and the Firebase flame logo.

Header: Features the X.com logo in the top-right corner.

Text (English): "Cloud Functions and Admin SDK for Firebase now supports Dart as an experimental feature 🎯. This means Flutter developers can use the same programming language throughout their whole stack and share logic between the frontend and backend."

Attached Image: A graphic showing the blue angular Dart logo on the left and the orange Firebase Cloud Functions logo (featuring three dots) on the right, separated by a vertical bar "|". Below the graphic, an "ALT" button is visible.

Metrics: A timestamp of "1:02 PM · 4/23/26" is shown. The post has "18K Views". Below this are icons and counts: 9 replies, 54 reposts, 210 likes, and 30 bookmarks. A dropdown menu labeled "Relevant" is next to "View quotes".

The Thread Reply

Author: Firebase (@Firebase) with the Firebase flame logo and a yellow verification checkmark.

Text (English): "Reply: Learn more about how to use Dart for Cloud Functions ↓"

Embedded Link Preview Card: A light-grey card with a placeholder document icon.

Link Title: "Get started with the experimental Dart SDK | Cloud Functions for Fi..." (truncated)

Link Domain: "firebase.google.com"

Reply Metrics: 2 reposts, 13 likes, and "1.5K views".

The entire screenshot effectively captures the announcement and the subsequent information for the new experimental Dart support for Cloud Functions.
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Flutter Community @fluttercommunity.dev · 08/04/2026
🔴 #HumpdayQandA and Live Coding! in 45 minutes at 5pm GMT / 6pm CEST / 9am PDT today! Answering your #Flutter and #Dart questions with @devangels.london Randal and Matthew Jones (Makerinator) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgSV...
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Humpday Q&A/AMA and Live Coding! :: 8th April 2026 :: #HumpdayQandA #Flutter #FlutterCommunity
YouTube video by Flutter Community
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 07/04/2026
#FlutterDev #DartDev👇🏻
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Water lilies - 1905 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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jamie kerber 💫🩵🌷 @kerberjg.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
I would be so happy to see poll support in @bsky.app 🥺 It would change the way I do open-source because I really care about y’all’s opinion 🫶
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 05/04/2026
#FlutterDev 👇🏻
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Claude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Water Lilies - 1916 botfrens.com/collections/41/content…
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Erick 💙🍒 @erick.gamedev.blue · 01/04/2026
Another concept vs in game art! This time foe the blacksmith. I plan on getting back to do devlogs, so stay tuned as will be talking more about what this project is and where it is heading! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart
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Flutter Community @fluttercommunity.dev · 31/03/2026
#FlutterDev It's almost time!!! 👇
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NJ @nessamurmur.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
After two years of agentic coding, I realized my interactions mirror my coaching. When I take a stance that is curious, open, and assuming capability, I better learn how to manage where the risk has shifted with generated code and how to get better results blog.nessajane.tech/posts/coachi...
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Stop Prompting, Start Coaching · Nessa Jane's Garden
Nessa Jane's Garden
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 31/03/2026
#FlutterDev Be sure to join us tomorrow for #FCAIC #19 On-device LLMs for Flutter?! 🤯
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Craig @labenz.dev · 07/03/2026
Shower thought: The pool of people we call the American Founding Fathers could have either been twice as big or twice as smart had they included women. We got Founding *Fathers*, but maybe we'd be better off if we'd had Founding *Parents*.
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 03/03/2026
#FlutterDev Be sure to join our #FCAIC livestream tomorrow (3-Mar)!
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 02/03/2026
Wow! #FlutterDev check out what one of our newest #Flutteristas (@kerberjg.bsky.social) created! 💙💜
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 16/02/2026
#FlutterDev Join us tomorrow for our #FCAIC livestream. @LeekHack.com will be showing us his QuAI app! #AgenticCoding
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jamie kerber 💫🩵🌷 @kerberjg.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Interesting insight from a convo with @fre.flutter.community : It seems a lot of devs enter the #FlutterDev space and struggle to grow from Junior to Intermediate - a culprit seems to be a sole focus on the Flutter API, without understanding Dart, OOP and software principles. The solution? (🧵👇)
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 02/02/2026
#FlutterDev Be sure to watch our #FCAIC livestream tomorrow!
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jamie kerber 💫🩵🌷 @kerberjg.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
I created a minimalistic, unopinionated pub.dev package repo template! 💙✨ #FlutterDev - 160/160 Pub score out of the box - has CI jobs for format/analyze/build/publish/examples - one button to create your own repo Tell a friend! github.com/kerberjg/dar...
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GitHub - kerberjg/dart_package_template: GitHub template repository for Dart packages, ready for pub.dev publication.
GitHub template repository for Dart packages, ready for pub.dev publication. - kerberjg/dart_package_template
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9to5Mac @9to5mac.com · 29/01/2026
Hands-on: This tiny MagSafe controller brings real buttons and a retro feel to your iPhone
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Hands-on: This tiny MagSafe controller brings real buttons and a retro feel to your iPhone
Some of my earliest memories go back to the late 90s when the Game Boy Color launched. I remember being six or seven years old, walking into a store with my dad to pick up a Game Boy Color and a copy of Pokémon Blue. I spent countless hours playing that Game Boy, and looking back, it played a major role in sparking the tech interest I still carry today. Fast forward to 2026, and mobile gaming has evolved in ways we could not have imagined back then. Touchscreens are incredibly capable, but nothing truly replaces the tactility of real buttons, and most controllers are not portable enough to justify carrying everywhere. So when I saw just how tiny and lightweight the abxylute M4 Snap-On Mobile Controller was, I knew I had to test it for myself. Here is what you should know. more…
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 22/01/2026
Snowperson and Lights at Dusk - #MakingArtEveryday challenge. #FlutterDev #Procreate #Art #ProcreateArtist #DigitalArt #NotAIArtwork #HumanMade #MadeByHand #MakeSomething #ArtMakersClub
The image is a digital painting of a small snowman at dusk, with a textured, hand-painted style. The snowman wears a red knit beanie with a white pom-pom and a matching red scarf. It has a carrot nose, a smile made of small black dots, two black buttons, and thin stick arms. It stands on snowy ground, in front of a string of glowing warm fairy lights that stretch across the foreground. The background features dark, snow-covered pine trees under a purple and orange sunset sky, with snow falling. In the bottom right corner, the signature "Stef" and the date "29 Dec 25" are visible.
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 20/01/2026
Snowperson in Falling Snow - #MakingArtEveryday challenge. #FlutterDev #Procreate #Art #ProcreateArtist #DigitalArt #NotAIArtwork #HumanMade #MadeByHand #MakeSomething #ArtMakersClub
The image is a cartoon illustration of a snowman from the chest up, set against a light blue background filled with white falling snowflakes. The snowman has a black top hat decorated with a sprig of green holly and red berries. It has two large black dot eyes, a long orange carrot nose, and a smile made of five smaller black dots. Around its neck is a red scarf with a white snowflake pattern. Three black buttons run down the front of its lower body. The snowman and snow have a textured, hand-drawn appearance. In the bottom right corner, the signature "Stef" and the date "15 Dec 25" are written in red.
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 20/01/2026
Festive Fireplace - #MakingArtEveryday challenge. #FlutterDev #Procreate #Art #ProcreateArtist #DigitalArt #NotAIArtwork #HumanMade #MadeByHand #MakeSomething #ArtMakersClub
The image is a digital illustration with a hand-painted texture, depicting a cozy fireplace scene. A white brick fireplace is the central element, with a fire burning and a large log inside a dark, arched hearth. Above the fireplace, a wooden mantel is decorated with a green garland adorned with red and yellow berries. Seven lit white candles stand in a row on the mantel. Hanging from the mantel are eight red stockings with white snowflake patterns and white cuffs. Each cuff features a red capital letter, from left to right: M, J, S, B, D, B, N, B. On the brown floor in front of the fireplace is a large red oval rug with a white border. The wall behind the fireplace is a deep green, and the entire scene is set against a light beige background. In the bottom right corner, the signature "Stef 27 Nov 25" is visible.
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 06/01/2026
I'm months behind in posting my art. This is from November for my brother's birthday... I used one of his photos as my inspiration. Block Print Bird #FlutterDev #Procreate #Art #ProcreateArtist #MakingArtEveryday #DigitalArt #NotAIArtwork #HumanMade #MadeByHand #MakeSomething #ArtMakersClub
The image is a black and white linocut print of a hummingbird perched on a branch. The bird is rendered in a high-contrast style, with its dark body featuring white patterns, including scales on its back and streaks on its wings and tail. Its long beak points to the right. The branch it sits on is also black with white textural lines. The background is a textured, off-white paper. In the bottom right corner, the handwritten signature "Stef" and the date "8 Nov 25" are visible.
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 01/12/2025
#FlutterDev It's almost time for #FCAIC!!!
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Lukas Klingsbo (spydon) 💙🔥 @spydon.dev · 28/11/2025
On Monday this year's Advent of Code starts, and as usual we're having a Dart leaderboard! 🥳 If you are planning to do the puzzles in Dart, join the Dart leaderboard using this invite code: 425912-8e09f2ba
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 01/12/2025
#FlutterDev Don't miss our Flutter Community AI Circle (#FCAIC) on Monday, Dec 1 at 5pm UTC (9am PT).
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 24/11/2025
#FlutterDev Join us for our next #FCAIC livestream!
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 03/11/2025
#FlutterDev be sure to join us for #FCAIC on Mon 3-Nov at 9am PT / 4pm UTC!
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Erick 💙🍒 @erick.gamedev.blue · 02/11/2025
Hey all! I finally managed to get my apple developer account up and running and I am happy to share that Mine Cart Operator is also available for iPhones in the App Store! If you haven't yet, grab the game here: apps.apple.com/us/app/mine-... #IndieGame #iOSGame #PixelArt #IndieDev
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Andrea Bizzotto 🇺🇦 @codewithandrea.com · 24/10/2025
My Flutter October newsletter is out, covering: 🧩 Flutter & Figma MCP 🧱 Wasm 3.0 release 🎥 FlutterCon EU 2025 Videos 🎧 Andrej Karpathy — AGI is still a decade away Read on for all the details: codewithandrea.com/newsletter/o...
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October 2025: Flutter & Figma MCP, Platform & UI threads merge, Andrej Karpathy on AGI
Also included: Fluttercon EU videos, Wasm 3.0, my 3-folder system for effective AI coding in Flutter.
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Erick 💙🍒 @erick.gamedev.blue · 24/10/2025
I recently released Julius: Expense assistant! Made this because I always felt overwhelmed by the apps on the stores and wanted something simpler! If by any chances you feel like me, give it a try: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Feedback is welcomed! #Android #FlutterDev
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Julius - Expenses assistant - Apps on Google Play
Manage your expenses in a simple and fun way!
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 24/10/2025
Folksy Florals made with self-made flower @procreate.com brushes. #MakingArtEveryday challenge #FlutterDev #Procreate #Art #ProcreateArtist #DigitalArt #NotAIArtwork #HumanMade #MadeByHand #MakeSomething #ArtMakersClub
The image is a stylized illustration of five flowers in a dark red pot, set against a blue sky with white clouds and a green grassy background. The art style has a textured, slightly brushstroke or crayon-like quality.

The pot is wide and shallow, a deep reddish-brown, and positioned at the bottom center of the image.

Emerging from the pot are five flowers with long, slender green stems and varying green leaves. From left to right:

An orange flower with a yellow center, resembling a sunflower, with straight petals.

A yellow flower with a brown center, also with straight petals.

A flower with a broken or stylized orange petal, featuring thin orange stripes and a light orange center.

Another orange flower, similar to the first, with a light orange center and straight petals.

On the far right, a fifth flower, also orange with a light orange center, similar in style to the others.

The background consists of a wavy, dark green hill or ground, and above it, a light blue sky with wispy white clouds. In the upper left and upper right corners of the sky, there are small silhouettes of birds flying in formation.

In the bottom right corner of the image, there's a small, faint signature "Stef 9 Oct 25".
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Kilian Schulte @schultek.dev · 15/10/2025
Want your website footer to look as cool as the official dart.dev website? ✨ Add the new "Built with Jaspr" badge with only 1 line of code. Available as "JasprBadge.light()" and ".dark()" in the latest Jaspr release!
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 17/10/2025
#FlutterDev Be sure to join us for #FCAIC on Monday to learn more about #Flutter #AI #Gemini
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Flutter Community @fluttercommunity.dev · 05/10/2025
📣 #FCAIC #11 goes live Mon, Oct 6 @ 4PM UTC / 9AM PDT! Join @randalschwartz.bsky.social (Flutter & Dart GDE) as he demos his Choose Your Own Adventure Flutter app powered by Gemini for dynamic stories + AI-generated images. 🎥 Watch live: youtu.be/watch?v=YlfX... #FlutterDev #Flutter
Promotional graphic for Flutter Community AI Circle episode titled “Prompt, Code, Think: Flutter x Gemini Storytelling” featuring Flutter & Dart GDE , one of FCAIC core members Randal Schwartz. The graphic includes the FCAIC logo, event title, and YouTube livestream time: October 6, 2025 – 4PM UTC.
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Mark O'Sullivan 🌎 @markos.dev · 23/09/2025
"I'm tired waiting for someone to do an alternative to Airbnb, I'm just going to start working on this right now" Listen to why I decided to start Caza de Casa and much much more in this conversation I had with Jarrett Carpenter on the Future Signal Podcast #BuildInPublic
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Stef Patterson 💙 @geekmespeakstef.dev · 11/09/2025
Sketch Perspective: Learned #Procreate Perspective Drawing Guide reading Chpt 10 of Liz Kohler Brown's "Get Started with Procreate" book. #MakingArtEveryday challenge. #FlutterDev #Procreate #Art #ProcreateArtist #DigitalArt#NotAIArtwork #HumanMade #MadeByHand#MakeSomething #ArtMakersClub
A black and white line drawing of a room in one-point perspective. The drawing, which has a sketchy, hand-drawn texture, shows a rectangular table in the center with a chair on its right side. To the left of the table is a small stool or plant stand. On the back wall, there are two framed rectangular shapes, one wider and one taller. The artist's signature, "Stef 10 Sep 25," is visible next to the bottom right leg of the chair.
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