⛔️ DO NOT release any version based on Flutter 3.3

[g123k]

On the official Flutter GitHub, many issues are reported about regressions with Flutter 3.3. Please DO not release any public version until a fix is released.

Here are the issues, that I'm able to reproduce:

• Text rendering issues: https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/110738
• Scrolling is not as smooth as before: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N66MdEDHh2Q

[M123-dev]

Just checked the last releases, v3.8.1 is the last one before 3.3.0 @teolemon

[monsieurtanuki]

I suggest that we downgrade to 3.0.5 (actually I did not upgrade), specifically for a version that does not bring interesting features, as @g123k explained. We also had a similar problem this week with an upgrade of mlkit. In general, as I mentioned earlier, we could avoid jumping on every new version of the 50+ packages we use. If needed, that may mean strict version numbers in pubspec.yaml (no ^ I guess). And controlled upgrades once in a while.

[g123k]

I suggest that we downgrade to 3.0.5 (actually I did not upgrade), specifically for a version that does not bring interesting features, as @g123k explained. We also had a similar problem this week with an upgrade of mlkit. In general, as I mentioned earlier, we could avoid jumping on every new version of the 50+ packages we use. If needed, that may mean strict version numbers in pubspec.yaml (no ^ I guess). And controlled upgrades once in a while.

I strongly agree with this change, but will Dependabot still work with strict versions? Being notified of new releases (like bug fixes) would still be interesting.

[monsieurtanuki]

I'm ready to downgrade the code and "fix" the pubspec.yaml. But that means that flutter 3.0.5 needs to be used by the CI bots - if not the code would be rejected. @M123-dev @teolemon?

Being notified of new releases (like bug fixes) would still be interesting.

Indeed we need to find a process. But it's not like we currently used 50+ packages full of bugs: most of them are 100% functional. We can do the upgrade smoothly (and manually), with a focus on specific packages. With no rush.

[M123-dev]

CI isn't a problem should be one parameter per workflow don't worry about that

[g123k]

The new version of Flutter (3.3.1) doesn’t fix any issues related to the text rendering. We continue with 3.0.

[nimr77]

totally agree, this version doesn't have any interesting features and it has bugs while rendering.

[lsaudon]

The patches have been made but no version yet. Surely the next version will have them.

[purgeyao]

https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/105014 It doesn't seem to have been fixed

[g123k]

It's now OK to migrate back to 3.3.x, as 3.3.2 fixes the text's issue

[M123-dev]

We decided to upgrade to not have to upgrade multiple versions in the future. But not a high priority

[monsieurtanuki]

@M123-dev Unfortunately the upgrade has an impact on the code. So, which version should we upgrade to, and when? Possible answer: we'll think about it again on [specify a date]. For the record I'm part of the 25% of developers that do not rush when there's a new version, according to a recent poll :)

[g123k]

I think it should now be OK to upgrade to Flutter 3.3. Otherwise we will have two versions to upgrade on the next Flutter major release.

[monsieurtanuki]

I guess we can reasonably switch to flutter 3.3.4, as it's already the 5th version of 3.3 - they probably fixed most bugs.