Ask HN: Is Dart a particularly optimised language for front-end development?
Hi. I remember when Dart was introduced, it was supposed to be a "JavaScript alternative" (?) for browsers. It however "evolved" into being almost only used in Flutter, for developing mobile, web, and desktop front-end development. It seems bizarre to me that a language is so special-purpose for front-end. Even Ruby has some fringe use cases beyond Rails. Does Dart have any particular features that justify such a decision to bind Flutter to it? Or it has all been accidental? Thanks 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hi. I remember when Dart was introduced, it was supposed to be a "JavaScript alternative" (?) for browsers. It however "evolved" into being almost only used in Flutter, for developing mobile, web, and desktop front-end development. It seems bizarre to me that a language is so special-purpose for front-end. Even Ruby has some fringe use cases beyond Rails. Does Dart have any particular features that justify such a decision to bind Flutter to it? Or it has all been accidental? Thanks
Hi. I remember when Dart was introduced, it was supposed to be a "JavaScript alternative" (?) for browsers. It however "evolved" into being almost only used in Flutter, for developing mobile, web, and desktop front-end development. It seems bizarre to me that a language is so special-purpose for front-end. Even Ruby has some fringe use cases beyond Rails. Does Dart have any particular features that justify such a decision to bind Flutter to it? Or it has all been accidental? Thanks 0 comments on Hacker News.
Hi. I remember when Dart was introduced, it was supposed to be a "JavaScript alternative" (?) for browsers. It however "evolved" into being almost only used in Flutter, for developing mobile, web, and desktop front-end development. It seems bizarre to me that a language is so special-purpose for front-end. Even Ruby has some fringe use cases beyond Rails. Does Dart have any particular features that justify such a decision to bind Flutter to it? Or it has all been accidental? Thanks
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