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> 1. Get a native Dart VM into Chrome and eventually other browsers. > 2. Get a significant number of client-side web developers that were using JavaScript to m
by kjeetgill 8y ago
> 1. Get a native Dart VM into Chrome and eventually other browsers.
> 2. Get a significant number of client-side web developers that were using JavaScript to move to Dart.
> The Dart leads prioritized (1) over (2). ... That didn't work out, unfortunately.
That's what I remember hearing when Dart was just getting off the ground. So what happened? Script tags can specify text/javascript or text/dart. Did the the Chrome team just veto any integration? Did a prototype into chromium ever even exist? Google put out experimental quic stuff out before so why not a new interpreter?
I'm convinced if it was out there we'd have seen some use and some hype! I'm a little disappointed to hear Dart pivoted away. Such high hopes!
- mileycyrusXOXO 8y agoThey released an experimental version of Chrome called Dartium that included the Dart VM.
- kjeetgill 8y agoNice. I never heard of it, I'll take a peek. I wonder if it was a lack of marketing that tanked Dart's browser aspirations... Thanks Miley Cyrus!