From Web Dev to Flutter in a Weekend: How I Built "Scappa da Pupu" using AI (and some good old manual coding) 💩🚀

📰 Dev.to · Luca Caputo

Learn how a web developer built a Flutter app in a weekend using AI and manual coding

intermediate Published 30 Apr 2026

Action Steps

Install Flutter and set up a new project using the command line
Use AI-powered tools to generate boilerplate code and speed up development
Design and build the user interface using Flutter's widget library
Implement core functionality using a combination of manual coding and AI-assisted code completion
Test and debug the app on multiple platforms using Flutter's built-in tools

Who Needs to Know This

Mobile app developers and web developers looking to transition to Flutter can benefit from this tutorial, as it provides a practical example of how to build a cross-platform app quickly

Key Insight

💡 With the right tools and mindset, web developers can quickly transition to building cross-platform apps with Flutter