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Accesible Travel Resources between Chicago(USA), Madrid (Spain) and Seville(Spain)

ValerianaGit💙 — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:54:33 +0000

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Recursos para el Turismo Accesible entre las ciudades de Chicago(Estados Unidos), Madrid y Sevilla (España)

ValerianaGit💙 — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 18:53:18 +0000

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Resources and Creators for Disability Pride Month!

ValerianaGit💙 — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 15:30:44 +0000

WELCOME ALL

Speaking of our community, at Flutter Chicago we invite everyone to celebrate with us ! Summer is a great time to celebrate as we have 2 pride months! June is LGBTQIA+ PRIDE month and JULY is disability pride month. As a member of the community myself I want to share our flag with you and with it help us all celebrate and know the importance of pride!

Creators to Follow

The Mama and Me Project - A series of children's books about a disabled young mom ambulating life with her young daughter and her service dog.
Chronically Jenni
Sarah Todd Hammer

Disability Pride Flag

This is the disability pride flag. Created by Ann Magill, the zigzag colors represent different disabilities, & how disabled people move around barriers in creative ways.

green represents -> sensory disabilities
blue - > psychiatric disabilities
white -> non visible / undiagnosed disabilities
gold -> cognitive and intelectual disabilities
red -> physical disabilities

What we wish people to know about disability , adapted from Chronically Jenni

You can't tell someone is disabled just by looking at them. Ours is the only minority group that anyone can join overnight.
Disability is incredibly diverse, it can be visible or invisible, stable (always present), fluctuating - only present in certain conditions / times of day/ times of year/ after eating certain foods, wearing certain clothes.
Many disabled people want to work but the barriers to employment are often inaccesible. Whether for physical, systemic or bureaucratic reasons. Disabled people who can work and what types of work they can do are no less valuable than those who can.
Everything we do - takes extra planning , adjustments, time and money. and applying for support , here in the USA specially is everything between incredibly difficult to deeply traumatizing. and we have to do it again and again just to survive.
Majority of people with disabilities around 70 - 80% have non- visible dissabilities . mental illness and neurodivergence are disabilities and living with any kind of disability can have a massive impact on your mental health
Disability it not automatically sad or tragic. Sure it can be hard, but it is also full of growth , community , humor and growth,
Disability pride is not about pretending things are easy, it is about recognizing that our lives are valuable , messy and meaningful just like anyone else's.
Disabled people can be and are carers for other disabled people
Disability doesn't discriminate on age. people can be born disabled or become disabled gradually or overnight .

Beautiful Anecdote about children, their empathy and how we can all learn from them, adapted from a story by Sarah Todd Hammer

There ir this wonderful creator I follow Sarah todd hammer . She shared a story where she used to be able to count on her young classmates to help with basic tasks and they were even happy to help and once she hit a certain age, they refused to help her anymore.

Every kid problem is an adult problem. kids innately want to help and for this reason, we could surmise that adults do as well, they just lose their ability for empathy as time goes on. So I call you to live as free and kind as children again and explore what your full capacity for empathy and kindness can be from your inner child. it is not letting people ' walk all over you', or ' take advantage of you'. we all need help , we all desire to be understood.

*The world needs your love and empathy *.

Ultimate Guide for API key management in Flutter Projects

ValerianaGit💙 — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 02:32:26 +0000

Slide: Introduction of Topic

News on API Keys

Government - US Treasure hacked by filtered API keyunauthorized entities Exploits BeyondTrust API Key to Access U.S. Treasury Systems and Documents
- BeyondTrust customers hit by wave of attacks linked to compromised API key
AI - Deepseek API keys filtered LLM Hijackers Quickly Incorporate DeepSeek API Keys
Money/ Coinbase security issues / Not Rotating your keys / legacy API Keys - Coinbase Security Issues: The Risks of Exposed Legacy API Keys
- $25 million stolen Hacker Uses Compromised API Keys to Steal $25M from Kronos Research

Section 2 - Understanding API Keys Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them

Slide: Common Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them / best practices

Some common mistakes include hardcoding API keys in the source code and not rotating them regularly.

Managing API keys effectively is crucial for maintaining the security and functionality of your applications. Here are some best practices to follow:

Secure Storage: Store API keys securely to prevent unauthorized access. Avoid hardcoding them in your source code. Instead, use environment variables, encrypted databases, or dedicated secrets management services A.
Access Control: Limit access to API keys within your organization. Implement the principle of least privilege, ensuring that only authorized personnel can retrieve and use the keys A.
Usage Monitoring: Keep track of how and where API keys are used. Monitoring helps identify unusual patterns that might indicate a security issue or a breach A.
Rotation and Renewal: Regularly update or rotate API keys, especially if there's a suspicion of compromise or as a routine security practice. This minimizes the window of opportunity for any misuse if a key is compromised A.
Encryption: Always encrypt API keys, both at rest and in transit. This ensures that even if the keys are intercepted, they cannot be easily used A.
Auditing and Monitoring: Conduct regular audits and monitoring of API key usage to detect and respond to any unauthorized access or anomalies A.
Key Generation: Generate API keys that are unique, random, and non-guessable. Use alphanumeric and special characters to enhance security B.
User Education: Educate users about the importance of API key security and the best practices for handling them. Inform them that API keys should be treated like passwords and stored securely B.

Section 3 - API Key Management in Development

Slide: DO NOT EVER

Committing a secret key to version control, making it visible to everyone on the Internet 🤯
Forgetting to obfuscate your API keys, making it easier for attackers to reverse engineer your app and extract the keys 🛠
add to a gitignore file

1. Hard-coding the key inside a Dart file

2. Passing the key using --dart-define

Compiling and running the app with --dart-define

To mitigate risk, we can obfuscate our Dart code when we make a release build (more on this below).

New in Flutter 3.7: use --dart-define-from-file

Using dart defines inside launch.json in VSCode

Note about Obfuscation

Obfuscating Dart code

How to securely share API keys with other team members?

1Password CLI
Large organizations often have their own solutions for managing secrets. So if you are setting up your own project and making architecture decisions, 1Password CLI is an option I would recommend, though you should check with your team if a solution is already in use or preferred. This is where the need for documentation shines to keep projects running smoothly, specially as your project (and team) scale

Section 4 - API Key Management in Production

client app --> (auth) server --> API.

Slide 5: Production Best Practices

API Key Management in Production

Source: Production Security

Firebase Secret Manager and Firebase Functions

Detailed Tutorial for Firebase and Secret Manager, option 4
Secret Manager tutorial stackOverflow

Slide: Best Practices in Production

Secure Storage Solutions: Utilize secure cloud services or key vaults to manage your API keys.

Create a Firebase project
Add Firebase to your Flutter app

Section 5 - Monitoring and Rotating API Keys

Slide 7: Monitoring and Rotating Keys

Source: Key Rotation Strategies

Section 6 - Other Tools and Libraries

Source: API Management Tools

Flutter Secure Storage: A library that provides secure storage for sensitive data, such as API keys. It uses the platform's secure storage mechanisms (Keychain on iOS and Keystore on Android).
- Flutter Secure Storage
Envify: A tool for managing environment variables in Flutter projects. It helps you keep API keys and other sensitive information out of your source code.
- Envify
Dotenv: A library that loads environment variables from a .env file. It's useful for managing API keys and other configuration settings.
- Dotenv (poiint to Andrea Bizoto tutorial for more information on how to implement )
Firebase Remote Config: A service that allows you to store and retrieve configuration settings, including API keys, from a remote server. It provides a secure way to manage and update your keys without redeploying your app.
1. => Khan's example => Puf, regarding using Firebase Remote Config for API keys
2. Firebase Remote Config
AWS Secrets Manager: A service that helps you protect access to your applications, services, and IT resources without the upfront cost and complexity of managing your own hardware security module (HSM) infrastructure.
- AWS Secrets Manager
Azure Key Vault: A cloud service for securely storing and accessing secrets, such as API keys, passwords, and certificates. It integrates well with Flutter projects hosted on Azure.
- Azure Key Vault
Google Cloud Secret Manager: A secure and convenient way to store API keys and other secrets. It integrates with Google Cloud services and provides fine-grained access control.
- Google Cloud Secret Manager
Vault by HashiCorp: An open-source tool for securely managing secrets and protecting sensitive data. It provides a unified interface to access secrets across different environments.
- Vault by HashiCorp

Section 7 - Conclusion and Takeaways

Recap of key points Final thoughts and best practices

During development - you can afford to make some quick decisions to continue development. If you are building a demo or proof of concept, reaching to the cloud might be beyond the scope of your project. As long as you have a plan in place before any deployments. AND whatever you do, have your systems in place so you NEVER commit your keys and other sensitive data to your repository.
Apps in Production - Depending on the project, sensitivity of the data and how seasoned and/or large your development team is; Sometimes it is best to do things the right way form the beginning. client => (auth) server => client
Rotate your keys!

How to reach me

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Glossary Google Cloud

ValerianaGit💙 — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:57:40 +0000

Ongoing project Glossary for Cloud

A

Accuracy ✅❌ - true or not
Availability is the proportion of valid requests that are served successfully

B

bandwidth - how much data can be transferred in a certain amount of time. theoretical maximum.

C

CIA - confidentiality , integrity, availability
cloud identity management - 3 A's -> Authentication, authorization, auditing

Completeness- all data required
coverage - valid data processed successfully.

Consistency 🧑🏼‍✈️ - data is uniform, and not contradictory (marine called differently in different data sources by name in some and social security number in others)

Container - app + dependencies

Cloud security posture management (CSPM) - specifically focuses on identifying and correcting misconfigurations or vulnerabilities within your cloud infrastructure to maintain a strong security posture in the cloud.

Cloud Profiler tool- It identifies how much CPU power, memory, and other resources an application uses . It's designed to analyze application code and pinpoint areas where resources (CPU, memory) are inefficiently used, contributing to performance bottlenecks.

Cloud Monitoring - big-picture health of infrastructure and services . comprehensive view of your cloud infrastructure and applications.

D

data sovereignty - right to be forgotten
data residency - data must stay in the place where it was created
**databases** - SQL [[Cloud SQL]] / [[Cloud Spanner]] , NoSQL [[Firestore]] / [[Cloud Bigtable]]
**data warehouses** - analyze trends (reports), market analysis. [BigQuery]
**data lakes** - have all content in one place. A repository to ingest, store, explore, process and analyze any type or volume of raw data. All storage products.
DDoS- Distributed denial of service attack . overwhelm with malicious traffic to slow down or deny access to legitimate traffic.

E

[[Etl]] extract it , transform it, load it. [[data pipeline]] process.

F

freshness - valid data updated more recently than a threshold .

G

H

I

J

K

[[Kubernetes Engine (Google)]] - Orchestrates containers . - managing infrastructure, complex dependencies between infrastructure.

L

Latency - (speed) service quickness. valid requests served faster than a threshold.

M

ML is a subset of AI . 🤖

Microservices - services communicate through APIs . and its more when we are talking about architecture and design . modern cloud app development
Monolith - opposite of microservices, everything is tightly coupled and can't scale independently.

N

Network's Edge - entry point to the network . More edges than zones

O

Observability Tools

[[Google Cloud Monitoring]] - metrics , NUMBERS . how latent. how many hits, how many users logged in . SRE team .
[[Google Cloud Logging]] - details - somebody hit your endpoint, here is their IP address, this is the request, this is the response .
[[Google Cloud trace]] - app visibility - slow or not - LATENCY
[[Google Cloud profiler]] - app visibility - MEMORY USAGE
[[Google Cloud Error Reporting]] - app visibility - CRASHES , ERRORS AND HOW OFTEN

P

privacy is the restriction on data access

Q

Quality - valid requests served w/o degradation of service

R

rehost - allows a legacy application to be moved to the cloud without making any major changes to the application
replatform - requires making some changes to an application to operate in the cloud.

S

Semi-structured Data - NoSQL (non-relational databases) - diverse data types, not a tabular format . emails, messages . [Firestore] [Cloud Bigtable] .

Structured data - SQL (relational databases) - Tables (rows and columns), well defined schema. [Cloud SQL], [Cloud Spanner]

Security operations (SecOps). Practice that is all about protecting your organization's data and systems in the cloud. It involves a combination of processes and technologies that help reduce the risk of data breaches, system outages, and other security incidents.

Serverless - you just provide the code. Google does everything else.

Site reliability engineering (SRE) - ensures the reliability, availability, and efficiency of software systems and services deployed in the cloud.

Service Level

[[📕SLI, SLO, SLA and KPIs Essay]]
Executive level and engineering decisions all work together to make sure #SLI #SLO #SLA are accurate for our product and drive decisions for development, design as well as

Service Level Agreements - commitments made of only a certain amount of downtime. Minimum levels of service that we promise to provide and what happens when we break that promise. Alerting threshold is higher than minimum levels of service. #SLA

Service Level Indicator - ratio of 2 numbers. the number of good events divided by count of all valid events #SLI

Service Level Objective - somewhere short of 100% . for example 99.9% (or 3 9s) (combines an #SLI with a target reliability) . S.M.A.R.T. Like 'The 95th percentile of results are returned in under 100ms'

T

Throughput is the proportion of time where the data processing rate was faster than the threshold

Timeliness- is data old or fresh

U

Unstructured Data - Images, video, files, mp3 , backups. [[Cloud Storage]] -> standard🔥, nearline(30), coldline(90), archive(365). Autoclass - transitions objects automatically to appropriate storage classes if you haven't looked at them in a while.

Uniqueness - no dupes

V

Validity- formatting

[[Virtual Machine]] - container + Operating System

W

X

Y

Z

Zero trust security - a strategic framework that establishes strict access controls based on the principle of continuous verification. Security operations focuses on the practical, day-to-day implementation of security measures, like threat detection, incident response, and monitoring.

☁️ Google Cloud Preparation for Cloud Digital Leader Exam Classes and Exam Tips

ValerianaGit💙 — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 21:54:39 +0000

Modules

1 Digital Transformation with Google Cloud

'why ' we do what we do .
Cloud types and tips
- data cloud - manage data across the entire data lifecycle, with AI built in.
- open infrastructure cloud - innovate and scale from on premises, to edge to cloud.
- open standard - standard (specifications)
- open source - everyone can see the source code
- collaboration cloud - teams, google workspace
- trusted cloud - with security tools
CapEx to OpEx - > Capital expenses (own servers ON PREMISES, ) . OpEx (only pay what you use CLOUD)
data sovereignty - right to be forgotten
data residency - data must stay in the place where it was created

NETWORKS

Internet Protocols -
#️⃣ 🔤 📒
IP Address =====> Domain Name =====> DNS (Domain Name System ) (phone book)
35.24.123.7====>www.myblog.com ====> www.myblog.com = 35.24.123.7
/\ /\

bandwidth - how much data can be transferred in a certain amount of time. theoretical maximum.
throughput - actual how much data can be transferred in a certain amount of time. real world network limitations.
latency - how long does it take for a request to reach end point
Network's Edge - entry point to the network . More edges than zones

[[Cloud VPNs]] [[Cloud Interconnect]] method to connect networks together

2 Exploring data transformation with Google cloud

types of data

no analysis -> day to day operations.

Structured data - SQL (relational databases) - Tables (rows and columns), well defined schema. [Cloud SQL], [Cloud Spanner]

Semi-structured Data - NoSQL (non-relational databases) - diverse data types, not a tabular format . emails, messages . [Firestore] [Cloud Bigtable] .

types of data storage places

**databases** - SQL [[Cloud SQL]] / [[Cloud Spanner]] , NoSQL [[Firestore]] / [[Cloud Bigtable]]
**data warehouses** - analyze trends (reports), market analysis. [BigQuery]
**data lakes** - have all content in one place. A repository to ingest, store, explore, process and analyze any type or volume of raw data. All storage products.

MIGRATION

lift and shift - don’t change anything in it . Use managed services [[Datastream]] - upload data continuously for migration doesn’t , [[DMS Database Migration service ]].
[[Looker]] - to visualize our data. Business intelligence platform to understand our data. 📈 is like [[BigQuery]] you can connect any sql database source to looker

ANALYTICS IN DATA
batch processing - payroll
Streaming data - inventory - needs to stay up to date [Dataflow] , [PubSub]

[[Etl]] extract it , transform it, load it. [[data pipeline]] process.
[[Apache Beam]] - open source programming model for [[ data pipeline]] design. You can use[[Dataflow]] in Google for a serverless fully managed experience and not have to do everything in [[Apache Beam]].

3 innovating with AI

ML is a subset of AI . 🤖

How ai and ml (forward looking , future data) differ from data analytics / business intelligence (historic backward looking data)

Completeness- all data required
Uniqueness - no dupes
Timeliness- is data old or fresh
Validity- formatting
Accuracy ✅❌ - true or not
Consistency 🧑🏼‍✈️ - data is uniform, and not contradictory (marine called differently in different data sources by name in some and social security number in others)

——-
Googles AI principles for safety

testable and tested
Privacy
Accountable to people
For uses that support the principles
Bias reinforcing
Socially beneficial
high standards of scientific excellence

Google will not design or deploy

no surveillance
no crimes
No weapons
Causes harm

If you need to give it some personal info - create a storage bucket and tell paid Gemini to only use that info and not feed it into the internet .

CLOUD PRODUCTS FOR AI AND ML

[[BIGQUERY ML ]] - you have your own data, train your own model. SQL , predict (future) integrates with [[Vertex AI]] , platform to deploy the model registry for an endpoint, custom built model as an app .
[[Pre-trained APIs gOOGLE AI ]] - > if you DON'T have your own training data or a data scientist.
[[AutoML]] - Takes your data and trains the pre trained models -> you load your data and it chooses the best [[Machine learning model]] for you . Riding on the shoulders of giants.
Custom training -> [[Vertex AI]] - suite of products to help each stage of the ml workflow -> Gather data, feature training , building models , deploying and monitoring models. [[TensorFlow]] - training and inference of neural networks, created by Google. for researchers to innovate .

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Security operations (SecOps). Practice that is all about protecting your organization's data and systems in the cloud. It involves a combination of processes and technologies that help reduce the risk of data breaches, system outages, and other security incidents.

Site reliability engineering (SRE) - ensures the reliability, availability, and efficiency of software systems and services deployed in the cloud.

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Cloud Monitoring - big-picture health of infrastructure and services . comprehensive view of your cloud infrastructure and applications.

4 Modernize infrastructure and applications with google cloud

[[Kubernetes Engine (Google)]] - Orchestrates containers . - managing infrastructure, complex dependencies between infrastructure.

Serverless - you just provide the code. Google does everything else.

Serverless Computing Products
[[App Engine]] - build and deploy web applications (containerized)
[[Cloud Run]] fully managed environment for running containerized apps that can handle multiple events at the same time. / [[Cloud Functions]] simple, single purpose event-driven functions.

potential drawbacks to rehosting on prem legacy services to the cloud

rehosting legacy apps.

[[Google Cloud VMWare Engine ]] - migrate existing VMWare workloads

[[Bare Metal Solution]] - for ORACLE workloads.

5 Trust and security with google cloud

[[Apigee Edge]] - manage APIs

5 security ===================

Privileged access - grants certain users a broader access than most users
Least privilege - only access needed
Zero trust - assumes nothing and no one can be trusted by default

Security by default - security from the start
Security posture - overall security status of a cloud environment
Cyber resilience - an organization’s ability to withstand and recover quickly from cyber attacks.

Firewall - network device that regulates traffic based on security rules
Encryption - converting data to unreadable by using an encryption algorithm
Decryption - uses an encryption 🔑 to restore encrypted data to original form

CIA - confidentiality , integrity, availability

3 As of cloud identity management - Authentication, authorization, auditing

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(dAY 2, MINUTES INTO VIDEO)
Network safety
5:01 -> 5:06 =

5:17-> 5:23 =

5:21 -> 5:27 =

Compliance - create organization policy constraints + IAM access to store data in the right region 🗾 (5:43 day 2)

6 Scaling with Google cloud operations

MODULE 6
6:01 - scaling with GOogle cloud - >

4 🌟golden signals measure performance and reliability - ⏰ latency check, 🚗 traffic , saturation, ❌ errors

High availability- remain operational even if software or hardware issues occur.

Key Design Principles

Redundancy - duplicate critical components
Replication - several copies across the different regions.
Regions, scalable infrastructure, backups

Observability Tools

Levels of Support

Basic - free
Standard Support
Enhanced
Premium support

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Notes from Test prep

Dataflow is used to transform and process data after it is received, not to ingest it.

Pub/Sub is a messaging service that can receive data from device streams such as sensors, at the start of a data pipeline.

Cloud Billing reports offer a reactive method to help you track and understand what you’ve already spent on Google Cloud resources and provide ways to help optimize your costs

[[Bare Metal Solution]] - for Oracle workloads

[[Dataproc]]- is a managed service for large-scale data processing using Apache Hadoop and Spark. While relevant for data preparation for AI, it's not focused on the model development itself.

Methods to connect networks
[[Cloud VPNs]]
[[Cloud Interconnect]]

[[Cloud Run]] - runs containerized web applications

Professional Google Cloud Architect exam Documentation Resources

ValerianaGit💙 — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:51:47 +0000

Workbook extra resources

Part 1

Google Cloud Architecture Framework system design
- SiTe reliability engineering book recommendations 1.3 Designing network, storage, and compute resources
Choose and manage Compute Frameworks
Decide the network design for your Google Cloud landing zone
Design an optimal storage strategy for your cloud workload
Google Cloud Documentation 1.4 Creating a Migration plan
Migrate for Anthos and GKE
Migration resources
Migrate workloads to the public cloud: an essential guide & checklist
Application migration 1.5 Envisioning future solution improvements
Twelve-factor app development on Google Cloud

Part 2 - Managing and provisioning a solution infrastructure

VPC Networks
Choosing a Network Connectivity product
Cloud VPN Overview
Best practices for Cloud Interconnect
Options for connecting to multiple VPC networks 2.2. Configuring individual storage systems
Design an optimal storage strategy for your cloud workload
Best practices for Cloud Storage
Filestore Service tiers
Compute Engine Storage options
Cloud Storage options
A map of storage options in Google Cloud 2.3 Configuring compute systems
Choose a Compute Engine deployment strategy for your workload
Google Kubernetes Engine documentation
General development tips - Cloud Run docs [[Cloud Run]]
Choosing the right compute option in GCP: a decision tree
Google Kubernetes Engine vs Cloud Run: Which should you use?

Part 3 - Designing for security and compliance

3.1 Designing for security

Part 4 - Analyzing and optimizing technical and business processes

Extra links in this section:

Part 5 - Managing implementation

5.1. Advising development/operation team(s) to ensure successful deployment of the solution

Part 6: Ensuring solution and operations reliability

6.1 - 6.4 Ensuring solution and operations reliability

App Development Process - Compendium from Angela Yu's class from London app brewery

ValerianaGit💙 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 22:58:15 +0000

links

appBrewery how to
resources list

Summary

Taken from Angela Yu's online course. How to create an app from the start . My recommendation is to go check out the video linked in above, yet this is a summary of the main points made.

Idea Validation

market research

Let it inform you of how to keep improving on the idea.

Who competitors are?
What stage they are at?
What is their development process?

Types of Ideas

if this, then what

[[Guy Kawasaki]]

Scratch your own itch

Build something you need, someone else will need it too

Duh

Stuff that is simply missing - like scheduling doctor appointments online.

Market Vacuum

products that overpromised of simply don’t perform as expected, a vacuum is formed ripe full of people who want a product that actually solves the issue.

I.e when Musk bought Twitter, there was a market vacuum for a good Twitter and Facebook created Threads.

Design

Design Guidelines

iOS Human interface guidelines
Android Material Design

UX Design

UX Design principles

Get Inspired by competitor's designs

look for existing designs in the arena you want. The most popular apps will show you what customers are expecting to see in your application.

Choose Color Palette

user flow diagram

Pen and paper -10 minutes

wireframes

Low fidelity representation of app
Pen and paper - 30 minutes
POP app

mock-ups

High fidelity representation of app
Build designs directly in flutter if it is a one person team

Figma

Royalty Free HD images

Code

Choose tech stack / platform

Code architecture

Testing

Publish

App store review times

app review times

Generate icons and screenshots for store listing

make app Icon
launch kit (also track app analytics below )

internationalization and translation services

google translate
Flutter Internationalization

App Analytics

track sales, growth , sessions, retention and active users

launch kit sales
Firebase
Yahoo developer

App Marketing

landing page generator

app stop

analyze competition and their backlinks

moz
majestic

keep track of sales with daily digest

launchkit! link above

reverse dictionary for keyword generation

onelook

keyword ranking difficulty / traffic

sensor tower

Community day for FlutterChicago! Gemini API Developer Competition Hackathon

ValerianaGit💙 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:39:18 +0000

Build something amazing for the Gemini API Developer Competition Hackathon! Join the Hackathon here

Resources

Development Resources

App Development Process - if you become stuck on what to do next when developing a project, check out this roadmap!

Gemini APIs

Google AI Studio You can get your API key, create prompts and play around with the Gemini tool right from the AI studio.

Places API work with place and area summaries with the Google maps platform.

Flutter resources

Google AI Dart SDK Tutorial - in this episode of observable Flutter we have a tutorial to get you started with the AI Dart SDK

Google Generative AI package documentation

Flutter casual games toolkit - Games are super fun! Consider making your project a game, that could help you stand out from the crowd.

Your first flutter app code lab - we all have to start somewhere. Here is a code lab to get you started if you are new to Flutter.

Valeria Durán Ruiz Contact Information

ValerianaGit💙 — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 14:45:55 +0000

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DevFest Flutter Local data storage using Drift Resources document

ValerianaGit💙 — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 00:01:57 +0000

tags:: #flutterMeetup #devfest #google/flutter #talks

Summary

Local data storage for a Flutter project using Drift. Talk for WindyCity DevFest.

Resource Links

technology documentation

Project resources

Packages used

All these packages can be found at pub.dev

Dependencies

drift: ^2.7.0
sqlite3_flutter_libs: ^0.5.13
path_provider: ^2.0.14
path: ^1.8.2
flutter_slidable: ^3.0.0
drift_db_viewer: ^2.0.0
flutter_riverpod: ^2.3.5 ##### dev_dependencies:
drift_dev: ^2.2.0+1
build_runner: ^2.2.1

Slides assets

QR code generator

Where to find me

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instagram @valeriana.swift
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AI planned my vacation

ValerianaGit💙 — Sun, 21 May 2023 15:36:46 +0000

First Attempt

Bard's first prompt:

'Plan a day of fun with my toddler in the San Francisco Bay Area'

Bard came up with one plan that was way too ambitious for time constraints with a toddler. Suggesting we do basically a full tour of San Francisco. That wasn't very helpful for our needs. Though I have to admit I liked learning about different options of activities a toddler might enjoy and is able to go to.

Bard's response:

Here is a possible plan for a day of fun with your toddler at the San Francisco Bay Area:

9:00 AM Start your day with a visit to the Aquarium of the Bay. This world-class aquarium is home to over 20,000 marine animals, including sharks, rays, jellyfish, and penguins. Your toddler will love exploring the different exhibits and learning about the amazing creatures that live in the bay.
11:00 AM After a morning at the aquarium, head to Golden Gate Park for a picnic lunch. There are plenty of beautiful spots to choose from, such as Stow Lake, the Japanese Tea Garden, or the Koret Children's Quarter.
1:00 PM After lunch, let your toddler run around and burn off some energy at the Koret Children's Quarter. This playground has something for everyone, with swings, slides, a sandpit, and a carousel.
3:00 PM In the afternoon, take a ride on a cable car. This is a great way to see some of San Francisco's most iconic landmarks, such as Fisherman's Wharf, Chinatown, and Coit Tower.
5:00 PM End your day with a visit to the Exploratorium. This science museum is full of interactive exhibits that will teach your toddler about science and engineering.
This is just a suggested itinerary, of course. You can tailor it to your toddler's interests and needs. No matter what you do, you're sure to have a fun-filled day in the San Francisco Bay Area!

Here are some additional tips for planning a day of fun with your toddler:

Choose activities that are appropriate for their age and interests.
Pack plenty of snacks and drinks, especially if you'll be spending time outdoors.
Be prepared for anything, including unexpected changes in plans.
Most importantly, relax and enjoy spending time with your little one!

Second attempt

Bard's edited prompt:

'make 3 different plans for a day of fun with my toddler at the San Francisco Bay area'

Bard's response

Here are 3 different plans for a day of fun with your toddler at the San Francisco Bay area:

Plan 1:

Morning: Visit the Exploratorium. This interactive science museum is a great place for toddlers to learn and explore. There are exhibits on everything from physics to biology, and plenty of hands-on activities to keep them engaged.
Afternoon: Have lunch at the Ferry Building Marketplace. This food hall is home to a variety of restaurants, so you can find something to please everyone in your family. After lunch, take a walk around the Ferry Building and enjoy the views of the bay.
Evening: Take a ferry to Alcatraz Island. This former prison is now a popular tourist destination, and offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of San Francisco.
Plan 2:

Morning: Visit the California Academy of Sciences. This natural history museum is home to a variety of exhibits, including a planetarium, an aquarium, and a rainforest. There's something for everyone at the California Academy of Sciences, and your toddler is sure to have a blast.
Afternoon: Have lunch at the Japanese Tea Garden in Golden Gate Park. This beautiful garden is a great place to relax and enjoy a leisurely lunch. After lunch, let your toddler run around and explore the garden.
Evening: Take a walk along the Embarcadero. This waterfront promenade offers stunning views of the bay and the city skyline. You can also stop by one of the many restaurants or shops along the way.
Plan 3:

Morning: Visit Pier 39. This popular tourist destination is home to a variety of attractions, including a carousel, an aquarium, and a sea lions colony. Your toddler is sure to love watching the sea lions play and sunbathe.
Afternoon: Have lunch at one of the many restaurants on Pier 39. After lunch, take a walk around the pier and enjoy the views of the bay.
Evening: Take a boat ride around the bay. This is a great way to see the city from a different perspective. You can also learn about the history of San Francisco from your boat captain.
These are just a few ideas for a day of fun with your toddler at the San Francisco Bay area. With so much to see and do, you're sure to have a great time no matter what you choose

Conclusion

In the end, we went with plan 3. It required us to only go to Fisherman's wharf as a destination. A great option if you don't have your own vehicle. We had plenty to do there and my toddler had a blast. Also, there were many families with young children there, the wharf was very family friendly.

Ultimately, AI was a great tool for brainstorming, but I wouldn't recommend blindly going where AI recommended. At least generate a few different options to learn about more choices.