a **Week 1 daily plan** to get you started with **Dart + Flutter**, including **environment setup, learning Dart fundamentals**, and **Flutter basics**.

getting-started-with-dart-flutter.md

Let’s begin with a Week 1 daily plan to get you started with Dart + Flutter, including environment setup, learning Dart fundamentals, and Flutter basics.

This schedule assumes you’re dedicating around 1–2 hours per day. If you have more or less time, we can adjust it accordingly.

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📅 WEEK 1: Dart + Flutter Setup & Language Foundations

🎯 Goal:

• Set up your development environment
• Understand Dart basics (syntax, variables, functions, OOP)
• Write your first small Dart programs

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✅ Day 1 – Install & Set Up Flutter + Dart

Tasks:

• Install Flutter SDK: flutter.dev/get-started/install

• Install Dart SDK (optional, comes with Flutter)

• Install an IDE:

  • Recommended: VS Code or Android Studio

• Add Flutter to PATH (check with flutter doctor)

• Run flutter doctor and fix any issues

• Set up an Android Emulator (or connect your device)

Resources:

• Flutter Install Guide
• YouTube – Flutter Setup for Beginners (Updated)

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✅ Day 2 – Dart Basics: Syntax & Variables

Tasks:

• Learn how to:

  • Declare variables (var, final, const)
  • Understand data types (String, int, double, bool)
  • Use print statements and basic math

Practice:

• Use https://dartpad.dev to try short programs

Resources:

• Dart Language Tour – Basics
• YouTube – Dart Crash Course

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✅ Day 3 – Dart Control Flow & Functions

Tasks:

• Practice:

  • if, else, switch
  • Loops: for, while, do while
  • Define functions with parameters & return values

Practice Challenge: Write a Dart program to check if a number is prime.

Resources:

• Dart Tour – Control Flow
• DartPad Playground – try writing logic there

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✅ Day 4 – Dart Collections: Lists, Maps, Sets

Tasks:

• Learn to use:

  • Lists (arrays)
  • Maps (key-value pairs)
  • Sets (unique items)

• Practice adding/removing/searching elements

Practice: Create a grocery list and print sorted items.

Resources:

• Dart Tour – Collections

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✅ Day 5 – Dart Functions & Null Safety

Tasks:

• Learn about:

  • Optional/default parameters
  • Arrow functions (=>)
  • Null-aware operators (??, !, ?.)
  • The late keyword

Practice: Write a function to find the max in a list (handle nulls).

Resources:

• Null Safety Guide
• Effective Dart

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✅ Day 6 – Dart OOP: Classes & Objects

Tasks:

• Understand:

  • Classes, constructors, this
  • Methods, fields, static
  • Inheritance, abstract classes

• Practice defining a Car or Person class

Resources:

• Dart OOP Guide

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✅ Day 7 – Review + Build a Mini Dart App

Tasks:

• Review everything you learned so far

• Build a small CLI app in Dart:

  • Example: Calculator, Quiz App, Todo App in console

• Optional: Post your code to GitHub

Bonus: Set up a Flutter starter app (flutter create hello_app) Run it in the emulator or on a physical device.

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🎯 Week 1 Accomplishments

By the end of the week, you should be able to:

✅ Write simple Dart programs using functions, loops, and collections ✅ Understand Dart syntax, null safety, and classes ✅ Set up Flutter SDK and tools successfully ✅ Run a basic Flutter app on emulator or device