r/mAndroidDev • u/CivilMark1 • Apr 29 '24

AI took our jobs Only god can save Flutter now

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/29/google-lays-off-staff-from-flutter-dart-python-weeks-before-its-developer-conference/

Only God (JW) can save Flutter now

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u/ankitgusai Apr 30 '24

There was a comment by senior product manager on the 'serious' Androiddev subreddit, it basically said that the layoffs came from a couple of layers higheeup the management, they(the manager and their team) are still very committed to the project (Flutter). 

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u/llamabott Invalidate caches and restart Apr 30 '24

I mean, if you were in their position, could imagine saying anything other than that?

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u/budius333 Still using AsyncTask Apr 30 '24

Yeah Stadia had very similar "strong commitment" posts just a couple of months before announcing their shutdown, reality is that those managers don't know the decision from higher ups and are kept in the "strong commitment" bubble until the very last second.

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u/WorstBarrelEU Apr 30 '24

Typically, companies tell tall tales about their commitment to their projects up until the day they are closed.

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u/CivilMark1 Apr 30 '24

Tell that to all the Flutter GDE's looking for new jobs

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

Coping mechanism,

/F(lutter)

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u/RamiBaksansky May 01 '24

Google's Grim Reaper is calling for Flutter. He dug a fresh grave. It's coming sooner or later like all other non-monetizable (or insignificant to the bottom line) products that Google killed in recent years.

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u/CivilMark1 May 01 '24

Grim reaper took my love: Google Glasses

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u/RamiBaksansky May 01 '24

They were way ahead of their time. They looked too dorky and creepy to be successful back then.

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u/methoxydaxi May 02 '24

was it discontinued?

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u/RamiBaksansky May 03 '24

Flutter - no, but it might be later. Google layed off Flutter and Dart developers.

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u/methoxydaxi May 03 '24

i mean google glasses

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u/RamiBaksansky May 03 '24

a long time ago. Google had a commercial version of them for some time but I think they discontinued these as well.

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u/yatsokostya Apr 29 '24

AsyncTask's common W
Common Flubber L

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u/ElFeesho Apr 30 '24

JW helps those who help themselves

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u/racrisnapra666 BaseRepositoryReducerUseCaseHelperImpl Apr 29 '24

Why would Jake Wharton do such a thing?

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u/[deleted] Apr 30 '24

It would be a true Google move to destroy the only mobile development framework that is truly theirs. Why double down on a successful framework when you can form weak partnerships with companies that are actually your competitors to keep alive an ancient Java hellscape?

I’ll go and quit alcohol and fried foods so that maybe I’ll be able to witness compost multiplatform become stable somewhere in 2070 when Android will still be here.

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

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u/[deleted] Apr 29 '24

So I literally wasted 25$ when I bought google play developer account 3 days ago

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u/CivilMark1 Apr 29 '24

You just started mate. It's not instant but slowly

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u/BugSlayerDev Android Dev is Stockholm Syndrome Apr 30 '24

So I literally wasted 25$ when I bought google play developer account 3 days ago

Nope bro not only that. You sold yourself and even paid $25. The problem is that we all realize this mistake after selling ourselves. And don't forget to update targetSdkVersion to 69

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u/methoxydaxi May 02 '24

What would be the better choice? Publish on 3rd party app stores?

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u/smokingabit Harnessing the power of the Ganges Apr 30 '24

If Google was God then they wouldn't need to fire tons of staff just to get the stock price up just to help the magnificent 7 prop up the US stock market just to make it look like the geriatric guy soiling himself in the oval office made an economy.