Matthieu is a Tech Lead at BAM, where he has led the development of mobile apps for sectors like travel, banking, ski resorts, and e-commerce. He is also an active member of the Flutter Paris meetup community. Matthieu is convinced that cross-platform development is the best way to build applications, and he loves coding UI using Flutter.
Matthieu Pernelle
Tech lead - BAM
The quest to display widget markers on a map
The tenth most upvoted issue in the Flutter repository is "[google_maps_flutter] Support Widgets as markers", which has been open since 2018.
This issue is not exclusive to Google Maps, but also affects Mapbox and MapLibre.
Why is displaying a widget on a map so challenging? What factors make it nearly impossible?
Let's find out together.
This presentation will offer a concise overview of a map rendering engine's operation and limitations. Through live demos and practical examples, this talk aims to equip developers with the knowledge and tools needed to display almost any Flutter widget on a map.