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Marcus Twichel ๐Ÿฆ„

@marcustwichel.com

Engineering Lead @ Very Good Ventures ๐Ÿฆ„ and love of Flutter ๐Ÿ’™

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At Flutter San Francisco, Jorge Coca from @VGVentures is giving is an update on GenUI. Let your app generate the best interface for the current user and context from a controlled catalog of elements.

Thanks @SoFi for hosting us tonight!

@r_FlutterDev @ghimibip

๐Ÿ’™๐ŸŒ‰๐Ÿฆ

26.02.2026 02:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽฎ Gamification gets a bad rapโ€”but it shouldnโ€™t.
When designed ethically, itโ€™s not about manipulation.

We break down how behavior design actually worksโ€”and how to apply it responsiblyโ€”in our latest blog.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full piece here: hubs.ly/Q043n7Bf0

#UXDesign #Gamification #EthicalDesign

17.02.2026 15:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Viktor Lidholt, Serverpod โ€” Streamlining Full-Stack Dart for Faster Engineering Teams Former Google Flutter engineer Viktor Lidholt explains how Serverpod streamlines full-stack Dart, API generation, and backend development for Flutter teams.

On our latest episode of #BuildToSucceed, we sit down with Viktor Lidholt, founder of Serverpod and former Flutter engineer at Google, to talk full-stack Dart, unified client-server code, and building better backends for Flutter teams.

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Check it out here โ†’ hubs.ly/Q042HVjx0

11.02.2026 17:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Filament used in Toyota's engine. I'm glad this is now public!

www.phoronix.com/news/Fluorit...

fluorite.game

08.02.2026 01:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 31 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฎ meet the new #ai #claudecode knockoff, Cow! native terminal app with support for local models, reasoning, and tools ๐Ÿค  #dart #flutter

30.01.2026 17:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why AI Decisioning Is the Future of Customer Engagementโ€”and How to Get Started Learn how AI decisioning transforms customer engagement, why traditional personalization falls short, and how to get started with BrazeAI Decisioning.

Most personalization breaks down because it relies on static segments and manual rules.

AI decisioning flips the modelโ€”optimizing offers, timing, creative, and channels at the individual level, every day.

Read more here hubs.ly/Q040Zq7R0

#AI #MarketingTech #CustomerExperience #ProductStrategy

29.01.2026 22:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A small sneak peak of the new feature that will be shipped on the next update of Mine Cat Digger!

Build a cozy villa for your cats!

If you haven't gotten the game yet, get ready for when the update land by grabbing it today: g4me.info/catdigger

#IndieGame #MobileGame #PixelArt #CozyGame #Cats

29.01.2026 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Totally makes me re-think linting too. I wonder if thereโ€™s a scalable to check for this kind of stuff on every PR without having to mention every possible anti pattern? ๐Ÿค”

20.01.2026 02:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats!

14.01.2026 07:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Absolutely over the Moon to share that I have joined the #GoogleDevoperExperts Program as a #GDE for @flutter.dev and @dart.dev

So excited for the opportunities this will bring to give back to the Community.

Thanks to everyone who helped me get here!

13.01.2026 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Universal Destinations & Experiences teamed up with VGV to level up mobile food & drink orderingโ€”now smarter, faster, and fully connected via Flutter-powered Windows kiosks.

One codebase. Better UX. Big Efficiency.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Full case study: hubs.ly/Q03WwYpJ0

#Flutter #VGV #KioskTech #ThemeParks

06.01.2026 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope youโ€™re right, but Iโ€™ve also been amazed at the nervous of some big organizations to adopt it. A few Iโ€™ve worked with have forbade it over code security concerns.

01.01.2026 05:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On this episode of #BuildToSucceed, Phil Rabin shares what it takes to run one of the largest Flutter teams in the industry & how SoFi approaches mobile growth & organizational scale.

Listen here: hubs.ly/Q03YvDYh0

#Flutterdev #Flutter #AppDevelopment

17.12.2025 17:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dartโ€™s new analyzer plugin system opens the door to smarter linting and automated fixes ๐Ÿš€

We put it to the test by creating a custom rule + auto-fix based on VGVโ€™s best practices.

Check out the guide: hubs.ly/Q03WmfMF0

#Flutter #Dart #Analyzer #CodeQuality

01.12.2025 22:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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How We Efficiently Onboard Engineers at Very Good Ventures Discover how Very Good Ventures efficiently onboards software engineers across complex projects.

Starting a new project as an engineer shouldnโ€™t feel like being dropped into the deep end with no docs, no context and no onboarding.

@marcustwichel.com shares how we do it right at VGV ๐Ÿ‘‡

๐Ÿ”— hubs.ly/Q03VdTtD0

#DeveloperExperience #Onboarding #EngineeringLeadership #DevTeams #SoftwareEngineering

20.11.2025 20:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just released `build_runner 2.10.3` with another performance improvement, if you have a big codebase you will be happy, benchmark results:

1000 files: 2x faster (5s -> 3s)
2000 files: 5x faster (25s -> 5s)
5000 files: 27x faster (424s -> 15s)

pub.dev/packages/bui...

14.11.2025 10:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Your favorite coffee. In the best place. Home. โ€“ nunc. Discover the nunc. espresso machine with grinder and sustainable coffee. Quick bean change, perfect froth, top quality. Buy now!

Many companies using Flutter keep their development quiet. We're changing that! We'll soon be sharing much more about how and why we chose Flutter to build the perfect coffee experience.

On the brewer and as a companion app.
Stay tuned!
nunc.coffee/en
#flutterdev

07.11.2025 00:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Michael Harker โ€” The Future of Product Leadership: AI, Customer Empathy & Scaling Legacy Enterprises Michael Harker, former VP of Product Management at Ritchie Bros., shares how product leaders balance modernization with customer trust in a 70-year-old company. From hands-on workers to global financi...

Modernizing legacy companies isnโ€™t just about technologyโ€”itโ€™s about trust.

Find out more in VGVโ€™s latest episode of #BuildToSucceed, where Michael Harker shares how product leaders balance speed, stability & customer empathy โ†’ hubs.ly/Q03Ks18H0

#ProductLeadership #DigitalTransformation

29.10.2025 16:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I also had no idea - thanks for sharing!

30.10.2025 05:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mine Cart Operator | Halloween Sale 2025 by CherryBit A sale by CherryBit, 75% off Mine Cart Operator

Hey all!

My game Mine Cart Operator is participating in the Itch Halloween sale and is on 75% off discount! Get it or share it with a friend that might enjoy the game!

itch.io/s/163179/hal...

#IndieGame #PixelArt #IndieDev

27.10.2025 14:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Generative UI for Flutter: Build Adaptive, Branded, and Intelligent User Experiences Discover how Generative UI SDK (GenUI) is transforming the traditional booking experience with intelligent, visual agents.

๐Ÿค– Say goodbye to #chatbots, and hello to #GenerativeUI.

Our new blog explores how GenUI & agentic AI can turn digital bookings into seamless, visual, and personalized journeys, and why itโ€™s a game changer for business growth.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Read the full article here: hubs.ly/Q03PXcZR0

#Flutter #AgenticAI

27.10.2025 18:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is anyone still using stormberry? ๐ŸŒช๏ธ๐Ÿซ

I did some work on it this weekend out of random motivation. Result: A new release with 3 major features! ๐Ÿš€
- Easy insert/update for many-to-many relations
- Default column values
- Programmatic database migrations API

19.10.2025 18:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We just added status badges to @shorebird.dev CI ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธโœจ

Get Started ๐Ÿ‘‡
docs.shorebird.dev/ci

26.09.2025 21:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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With the help of the bloc linter, you can improve the quality of your codebase and enforce consistency without executing a single line of code โœจ

If you use the bloc library and haven't yet tried to linter, here's how you can get started in less than 1 minute ๐Ÿ‘‡

Learn more at bloclibrary.dev/lint

25.09.2025 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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coroutines | Dart package Unity-style coroutines for Dart, allowing resumable function execution.

`coroutines` v0.1.0 is now live on pub.dev ! ๐Ÿฅณโœจ๐Ÿ’•๐ŸŒ™
Resumable functions for everyone - tell a friend! #FlutterDev
pub.dev/packages/cor...

(this is actually the first Dart package I published myself - long overdue ๐Ÿฅฒ)

21.09.2025 22:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Announcements | VGV Will Sponsor Trackhouse No. 99 Chevrolet at Pocono Raceway Very Good Ventures teams up with Trackhouse Racing as the primary sponsor of Daniel Suรกrezโ€™s No. 99 Chevrolet at the NASCAR Cup Series Pocono race on June 22. Learn how VGV is driving innovation in mo...

๐ŸšจBig news!

We're the primary sponsor of No. 99 Daniel Suarez's Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series race at Pocono on June 22!

From AI-powered tools to real-time race tech, weโ€™re building whatโ€™s next for fans + teams with Trackhouse Racing.๐Ÿ

Read more here:
๐Ÿ”— verygood.ventures/news/vgv-wil...

03.06.2025 16:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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13.05.2025 12:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 37590 ๐Ÿ” 7222 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 452 ๐Ÿ“Œ 265
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Pope Francis quoting Tolkien in his Christmas homily 2023. Please pray for the repose of his soul and for all of us who will miss him so very much.

21.04.2025 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 3847 ๐Ÿ” 393 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay. โค๏ธ

20.04.2025 17:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so excited to announce that I'm officially a hashtag#GDE for Flutter and Dart ๐ŸŽ‰ It's been a goal of mine since I started my Flutter journey 7 years ago, and it still doesn't feel real.

14.04.2025 22:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0