Deconstructing Flutter vol.12: State Management Packages to Avoid

This issue examines some widely-used state management packages that have received criticism, helping you make more informed decisions about your app architecture.

Good Start

• Avoid These Dart Libraries:
  A critical analysis of several popular Dart libraries with explanations of their limitations and potential problems, giving developers a solid foundation for evaluating package choices.

GetX Criticism

• Why is GetX such a bad state management?:
  A community discussion highlighting concerns about GetX, including its size, performance implications, and architectural issues that can lead to maintenance problems.

• A humble opinion about GetX:
  A detailed critique of GetX that examines its approach to state management, dependency injection, and navigation, with arguments for why it may not follow best practices.

Other State Management Solutions

• Riverpod:
  An evaluation of Riverpod that discusses some of its potential drawbacks and challenges, despite its growing popularity and official support.

• Why Flutter team doesn't mention BLoC as much as before?:
  A discussion about why the Flutter team may have shifted focus away from BLoC in their recommendations, with insights into the evolution of state management approaches.

• BLoC criticisms:
  A Stack Overflow answer explaining common criticisms of the BLoC pattern, including complexity concerns and learning curve challenges.

• MobX seems very easy and straightforward. Why is it not more popular?:
  A community discussion exploring why MobX, despite its apparent simplicity, hasn't achieved the same level of popularity as other state management solutions.

Related

• A compilation of Flutter packages:
  A curated list of Flutter packages with evaluations to help developers make informed choices about which packages to use in their projects.