The Hidden Job Market Where Juniors Actually Get Hired

Hey there,

Let me tell you about my student Timothy's unorthodox job search strategy.

After months of failed applications on LinkedIn, he tried something different:

He opened Google Maps.

Searched "digital agencies near me."

Found 30 companies within driving distance.

Most people would've hit "Quick Apply" on LinkedIn and called it a day.

But Timothy discovered something interesting:

Only 20% of tech jobs are ever posted online.

The other 80%?

They exist in what I call the "shadow market."

See, in every city, there are dozens of digital agencies and small software companies.

They're constantly growing, constantly building, constantly hiring.

But they NEVER post on job boards.

Why? Because these companies operate differently.

They run on tight margins. They need talented juniors. They can't compete with Google's salaries.

So they hire differently.

Timothy walked into these companies with his resume

Had real conversations with real people.

Showed genuine interest in their work.

The response shocked him:

They were excited to meet a developer who took initiative.

They appreciated the personal approach.

They were actively looking for juniors.

One week later?

Job offer.

While everyone else was fighting over the same LinkedIn positions (you know, the ones with 500+ applicants)...

Timothy found a hidden opportunity. Got real experience. Started his tech career.

Sometimes the best opportunities aren't on job boards. Sometimes you have to look where others aren't looking.

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It’s been over 6 years since I started developing with Flutter and Dart, and yet I still come across features or widgets that I didn’t know existed. It’s fascinating how a framework you work with daily can still surprise you with its depth and versatility.

In this article, I want to share some of those hidden gems I’ve discovered lesser-known widgets and functionalities that can simplify your development process and add a unique touch to your apps. Moreover, we will go deeper into the implementation and explore how they are implemented to learn more about the patterns.

Let’s uncover some of these widgets together!
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"𝐅𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝.”
They’ve been saying this for years.

2017 — "It won’t survive past beta."
2019 — "React Native has already won."
2020 — "SwiftUI is the future."
2022 — "Flutter Web isn’t ready."
2024 — "AI will replace everything."

And yet… Flutter keeps rising.
More developers. More startups. More enterprise apps.
A growing ecosystem that now includes powerful tools like FlutterFlow and Dreamflow

What people forget is:
Frameworks don’t die from noise. They grow with impact.
Flutter has consistently delivered — in performance, in design, and in developer happiness.

Every time someone says “Flutter is dead,”
the community just builds something even better.

The reality? Flutter is not just alive. It’s evolving faster than ever.

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📱 Platform-Specific Tips for Flutter

📌 Android: Reduce APK Size with `--split-per-abi`
By default, Flutter builds a universal APK (contains all CPU architectures: armeabi-v7a, arm64-v8a, x86_64). This increases APK size unnecessarily.

✅ Solution: Build separate APKs for each CPU architecture:

bash  
flutter build apk --split-per-abi  

📦 Output:
- app-armeabi-v7a-release.apk (32-bit)
- app-arm64-v8a-release.apk (64-bit, recommended)
- app-x86_64-release.apk (for emulators)

💡 Bonus:
- Use App Bundle (smaller than APK, managed by Play Store):

bash  
  flutter build appbundle  
  

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9 underrated skills that make you a better developer:

🧠 Logical thinking — structure your thoughts like your code

✍️ Writing clean commit messages — future-you will thank you

🧪 Testing your code — even basic tests prevent big bugs

🗣️ Explaining code to others — teaches you more than tutorials

🧹 Refactoring — improve existing code without changing behavior

📚 Reading documentation — learn straight from the source

🧭 Navigating large codebases — essential for real-world projects

🧰 Using dev tools — inspect, debug, and optimize your apps

⏱️ Time management — code smarter, not longer


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📰 The basics you need to know about widget lifecycle
https://dev.to/vlopess/the-basics-you-need-to-know-about-widget-lifecycle-1h8f

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📰 The Ultimate Guide to Flutter Version Management for Every Developer Level
https://dev.to/alaminkarno/the-ultimate-guide-to-flutter-version-management-for-every-developer-level-3n3h

📰 Flutter + AI: Build an AI Trainer App (2025 Tutorial)

https://dev.to/wootcot/flutter-ai-build-an-ai-trainer-app-2025-tutorial-1ffg

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📰 Deep Linking In Flutter
https://dev.to/arunez/deep-linking-in-flutter-3fe0

አድቫንስድ ፍለተር ኮርስ ስትጠይቁኝ ለነበራችሁ እና ክሬዲት ወይም ማስተር ካርድ ለሌላችሁ፣በዚህ ሊንክ መመዝገብ ትችላላችሁ። https://www.advancedflutter.dev/

This pic was taken at Bole while we were shooting a scene for the advanced routing section. Honestly, I didn’t expect recording videos in Addis Ababa to be that difficult. The moment you take out a camera, it feels like everyone wants to flex their authority.

We got kicked out of a café, and no one wanted to help us take a simple shot. And the guards? 😂 They acted like we were walking in with machine guns just because we had a camera and some lights.
But after all the chaos and challenges, it turned out great and we’re proud of what we’ve built.

This course is for you if you already know the basics of Flutter and are ready to level up. Whether you're aiming for remote jobs, freelancing clients, or building the next big thing locally, this course is built for you. It’s incredibly affordable, designed with your challenges in mind, and gives you lifetime access so you can grow at your own pace.

📰 Why Architecture Matters in Mobile App Development
https://dev.to/lukewon/why-architecture-matters-in-mobile-app-development-522b

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