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Dart was only created to be faster than JavaScript. Here's the leaked memo about why it was created: https://gist.github.com/paulmillr/1208618 https://gist.git
by Touche 10y ago
Dart was only created to be faster than JavaScript. Here's the leaked memo about why it was created: https://gist.github.com/paulmillr/1208618 https://gist.github.com/paulmillr/1208618
tldr; JavaScript has "baggage" and can't be made any faster than it currently is, need a different VM + language with types.
Btw, the Dart creators are compiler engineers, not language designers. It explains a bit about why it has failed to catch on.
- themihai 10y agoI think this[0] summarises the main objective of Dart. Having said that I fail to see how it succeeded. Maybe it helped JavaScript evolve a bit but IOS development experience and performance is still vastly superior to Dart/JavaScript/Web. [0] `The emergence of compelling alternative platforms like iOS has meant that the web platform must compete on its merits, not just its reach. Javascript as it exists today will likely not be a viable solution long-term. `
- danellis 10y ago> not language designers They designed a language. Is there some other qualification for being a language designer?
- kaendfinger 10y agoLars Bak made V8, and both Kasper Lund and Lars Bak contributed the HotSpot VM. And if you don't consider Gilad Bracha (Who works on the Dart Language Specification) to be a language designer, you probably don't have a clue what he has done.