Disclaimer: I work on Dart. Yes, the point of Dart is to compile to JavaScript. That's the point of any alternative language that wants to run in today's brows

Disclaimer: I work on Dart. Yes, the point of Dart is to compile to JavaScript. That's the point of any alternative language that wants to run in today's browsers. People are still mistaken that Dart's only road to success is via all browsers adopting the VM. Dart will be just fine even if no browser, including Chrome, uses the VM. The VM in Dartium already provides for a great developer experience, and the standalone VM means it has a great server and command-line platform, and unit-testing story. Dart will be even better off if/as browsers, mobile OSes, cloud hosting providers, etc. support it.