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Dr. Riverpod: How I learned to stop worrying and love state management

State management is a very controversial topic in the Flutterverse, with many holding strong opinions on it. In the last few weeks, my Twitter feed has been overwhelmed with threads about state management, covering the entire spectrum of opinions, from GetX/BLoC/Riverpod fanatics on one side to a few rare enlightened ones on the other side who recommend not using any state management at all. While I personally enjoyed almost all of them, the impact on the Flutter community has been quite severe.

AI at Scale isn't Magic, it's Data - Hybrid Data

A recent VentureBeat article , “4 AI trends: It’s all about scale in 2022 (so far),” highlighted the importance of scalability. I recommend you read the entire piece, but to me the key takeaway – AI at scale isn’t magic, it’s data – is reminiscent of the 1992 presidential election, when political consultant James Carville succinctly summarized the key to winning – “it’s the economy”.