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one codebase pretending to be every app on every screen you own
means To move with quick, light, irregular motions — like wings beating, a flag in wind, or a heart skipping — or by extension to flicker unsteadily.
from From Old English 'floterian,' a frequentative of 'flotian' (to float), meaning to drift or flap to and fro. The frequentative '-er' ending is the linguistic trick that turns a single motion into a repeated, restless one — so 'float' becomes 'flutter,' the same way 'mutter' wobbles out of an older root. It's a cousin of 'flit' and 'fleet,' all carrying that sense of light, swift, unanchored movement.
- google's child
- Google built it to dethrone its own Java
- dart engine
- runs on Dart, a language almost nobody asked for
- pixel control
- draws every pixel itself, ignoring native widgets entirely
- name origin
- butterflies inspired the logo and the lightness pitch
- reach
- powers mobile, web, desktop, and embedded all at once
flutter by monarch butterfly — named butterfly species (danaus plexippus) that migrates 3,000+ miles annually across north america
flutter valve heart condition — cardiac arrhythmia where atria beat 200-350 times per minute, treated with cardioversion or medication