Mahesh Bora

@maheshbora

A developer who doesn't turn coffee into code!☕

Hyderabad, TelanganaJoined November 2023

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I love explaining tech concepts, that seem like a nightmare!

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I am available for App Development Full-time, Part-time and Freelancing opportunities.

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The 16ms Miracle: Script, Actor, and Stage in the setState() Dance

Imagine you are watching a flipbook animation. To make the drawing look like it's actually moving, you need to flip the pages very, very fast. In Flutter, your phone is the flipbook. To keep the "magi

1d ago4 min read

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Flutter lied. Not everything is a widget.

Flutter’s doc tells us: “Everything is a widget.” It’s catchy. It’s memorable…but not the whole story. If widgets did all the work, your app would be incredibly slow. Why? Because widgets are destroyed and recreated constantly. If you had to repaint ...

5d ago3 min read

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Keys – Giving your widgets an ID card

Imagine a classroom where students arrive every day and take a seat. The teacher needs to keep track of everyone, but there’s a catch: the teacher has a very short memory. 🪑 The Problem: No Keys (Identification by Position) The teacher decides: "Who...

Feb 133 min read

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BuildContext: Why Every Widget Carries an Invisible Map

Imagine you’re at a massive music festival. You turn to a stranger and ask, "Where's the nearest bathroom?" They point you in the right direction because they know exactly where they are standing. But if you asked that same question over a phone call...

Feb 93 min read

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Ghost Updates: Building Apps that Change Without the Play Store/App Store Updates

We've all been there. You open Instagram, Zomato, or Flipkart, and suddenly the home screen looks different. A new "Summer Sale" banner appears, buttons have shifted, or navigation tabs have been reordered. You check the App Store. "No Updates Availa...

Feb 86 min read

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The 16ms Miracle: Script, Actor, and Stage in the setState() Dance

Flutter lied. Not everything is a widget.

Keys – Giving your widgets an ID card

BuildContext: Why Every Widget Carries an Invisible Map

Ghost Updates: Building Apps that Change Without the Play Store/App Store Updates