First look: Google Dart vs. JavaScript
Let's begin with the good news. Google's Dart is a modern, full-featured tool designed by grabbing the best features of Java, JavaScript, and C.
Let's begin with the good news. Google's Dart is a modern, full-featured tool designed by grabbing the best features of Java, JavaScript, and C.
Google last month launched a Web programming language called <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/google-dart-hits-bulls-eye-web-developers-175891">Dart</a> intended to address the shortcomings of JavaScript, and some have even called it a JavaScript killer. Accommodating large programs and team-based development, Dart is object-oriented and uses a virtual machine. InfoWorld recently interviewed Lars Bak, the lead software engineer for Dart, to better understand Google's intentions for the new language.
Although slipping slightly in usage from a year ago, Java has still held steady as the most popular programming language in Tiobe Software's monthly index on which languages are holding the most traction with developers.