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I don't have inside information here. My reading of the narrative is that Dart was created originally as an alternative to JavaScript, because JavaScript did (a

I don't have inside information here. My reading of the narrative is that Dart was created originally as an alternative to JavaScript, because JavaScript did (and does) have just tons of problems all around. It pivoted from being primarily a JavaScript alternative to supporting use-cases like Flutter.

mwattsun 5y ago
If you're curious, this is an informative video of a debate between the designer of TypeScript and the designer of the Dart VM about which was the better approach. Anders Hejlsberg and Lars Bak: TypeScript, JavaScript, and Dart https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AqbCQuK0gM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AqbCQuK0gM