🔗 Using Go for mobile apps

Why choose Go Mobile? After a year of development with Go Mobile for Digital Carrot, the author shares key insights from the experience. Go was favored due to its seamless compilation across platforms and a strong library of system features, enabling a customizable app. In this architecture, Go handles all business logic while Flutter is used for the UI. Communication between Flutter and Go is primarily through Protobuf messages, ensuring efficient data handling without the complexities of JSON.

Both the advantages and challenges of this approach are discussed. On the positive side, there's seamless integration with the Go backend, making testing straightforward, and a clear separation between UI and business logic. However, performance issues may arise due to message serialization and the app size can be larger than expected. Despite a few communication hurdles between the Go application and Flutter, Go remains a robust choice for mobile applications.