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Drishtant Ranjan Srivastava
Drishtant Ranjan SrivastavaTechnology

Shipping Faster with Flutter: Practical Hotfixes Using Shorebird

A practical approach to instant hotfixes and faster production recovery.Every Flutter developer working on a production app has faced this:A crash is reportedThe issue is small (null check, UI fix, API handling)You fix it in minutesBut the release process looks like this:Fix → Build → Upload → Store Review → Users updateEven for a tiny fix, it can take hours to days.This leads to:Poor user experienceNegative ratingsEmergency releasesDeveloper stressThe real challenge isn’t fixing bugs. It’s delivering fixes quickly.What if you could fix a production issue without submitting a new version to the Play Store or App Store?No review.No waiting.Users get the fix automatically.That’s exactly what Shorebird enables.🤔 What does Shorebird actually do?Press enter or click to view image in full sizeShorebird allows you to send over-the-air updates for your Flutter app’s Dart code.You can update the following without publishing a new app version:Bug fixesUI changesText/contentAPI logicBusiness rul

Shipping Faster with Flutter: Practical Hotfixes Using Shorebird
Drishtant Ranjan Srivastava
Drishtant Ranjan SrivastavaTechnology

Framework 1.0: Where Ideas Turned Into Execution

It started as just an idea.Not a fully planned event. Not a perfectly structured vision. Just a simple thought — what if we could build something meaningful for the developer community in Kanpur? Something that goes beyond meetups and webinars. Something people don’t just attend, but experience.That thought became Framework 1.0.In the beginning, it was just conversations. Those conversations turned into intent, intent into planning, and planning into execution. From shaping a two-day event to securing speakers, partners, and participants, every step came with its own challenges.There were doubts.Will people show up? Can we pull this off? Is Kanpur ready?But belief outweighed doubt.Weeks of effort followed — late-night calls, constant coordination, outreach, design iterations, and problem-solving. Every detail mattered.And then, it came together.Framework 1.0 saw 298 tickets sold and 120+ hackathon participants — turning an idea into a full-scale tech experience.Day 1: BuildPress enter

Framework 1.0: Where Ideas Turned Into Execution