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Is that why Dart got so popular compared to Go? What about C?

• coldtea 9y ago
  >Is that why Dart got so popular compared to Go? No, that was because the focus of Dart (replacing JS on web browsers) wasn't feasible, and even Google dropped it. Which says nothing about the quality of the language (which was selected for the Flutter SDK anyway). Besides, popularity in tech, as in high school, doesn't say much. Engineering shouldn't be a pop culture. >What about C? What about C? That was made by Dennis Ritchie, not involved in Golang. And even so, it's not the best basis for a 2007-2017 language.
  • themihai 9y ago
    I think the bottom line for a language is to be successful not whether or not the founder has whatever acreditation someone worships. I believe C has been pretty successful thus the reason why I was asking you about it...was Dennis Richie a compiler designer or a unix developer? Dart seems to be used pretty much only by Google with few exceptions. I'm not saying it's a bad language but it's just not successful. I believe popularity is important because a death language doesn't solve problems. Engineering is about solving problems anyway not about developing the most complex/expressive language. As far as Go design is concerned I believe that someone who designed few programming languages can be called a "pro" even if he doesn't agree with the mainstream opinion about what makes a good design. Simplicity is underestimated.