Chris Sells

Flutter fanatic

Chris Sells is an independent consultant focused on applied AI and developer tools and ecosystems. He enjoys long walks on the beach and various technologies. Chris Sells has been a software engineer of one kind or another since he was 14 years old. He's worked at Intel, Microsoft, Google and Meta, has started his own companies, has written a dozen books, given countless conference talks and has done everything from QA to developer, consultant to VP, technical support to CTO, chief architect to conference organizer.

More Flutter and Dart and AI, Oh My!

AI is moving very fast and a lot has changed even since the first "Flutter and Dart and AI, Oh My" talk in September of 2024. In this talk, I'll update you on the state of the Flutter AI Toolkit, how to use it with both closed and open source LLMs and how to extend it for us with your apps and data. In addition, I'm going to show you tools and techniques you can use as a Dart and Flutter developer to fast-forward your development using the latest AI tooling. This talk will be filled with demos -- it's not one you're going to want to miss!

Contributing to the Flutter Ecosystem: Open Source & Community Growth

Join this unconference-style session designed for interactive group discussion. Whether you want to share your insights or simply learn from others, everyone is welcome in this community-driven learning experience. > How can developers get started with contributing to Flutter’s open-source projects? > What are the best ways to build and maintain Flutter packages and plugins? > What are some inspiring success stories from developers who contributed to Flutter and advice? > How do contributions to Flutter help boost a developer’s career and visibility? > What are the challenges and rewards of maintaining open-source projects in the Flutter ecosystem?

Flutter: The Last UI Framework

As the Flutter framework continues to grow and change, it expands beyond what the team at Google can manage themselves. In this keynote, we'll discuss how we continue to scale Flutter as a community, what we really need from the team at Google and how do we work together to take Flutter to the place it needs to be realize it's full potential in our industry.

Flutter and AI Roundtable

Join this unconference-style session designed for interactive group discussion. Whether you want to share your insights or simply learn from others, everyone is welcome in this community-driven learning experience. > What are the best ways to integrate AI with Flutter Applications? > What are the biggest challenges and tradeoffs that need to be considered? > Should you go all in on Dart or pursue a multi-language approach? > Why is Flutter a compelling choice for delivering AI solutions? > How can you get started on your AI journey? > What does the landscape of AI tooling look like in the Flutter ecosystem