What is the main purpose of using Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) compilation?.

The main goal of Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) compilation is to transform the application's source code into machine code before it runs, rather than during execution (as with Just-In-Time compilation). This allows:

• Reducing application startup time, as compilation has already been done.
• Improving performance during operation, as there is no need to compile code on the fly.
• Decreasing the size of the final application through optimizations.

In the context of Flutter, AOT is used to compile Dart code into native code, which is especially important for release builds of mobile applications.