Like JavaScript, Dart has syntax that's kind of C-like, giving it an instant familiarity. It uses conventional classes and interfaces for its object-oriented facilities.

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Dart has recently drawn heavy criticism from some prominent figures in the Web standards community, including JavaScript architect Brendan Eich. Eich originally created JavaScript in 1995 while at ...

Dart fixes some known problems with Web programming, and it's a serious competitor to JavaScript. Too bad it also introduces new issues of its own.

Google has launched a preview version of a new Web programming language, called Dart, which the company’s engineers hope will address some of the shortcomings of the widely used JavaScript ...

Google also argues that Dart is faster to program in and that developers concerned about its absence in other browsers can use the dart2js tool, which converts Dart software into JavaScript that ...

Large JavaScript Web apps can be hard to develop and slow to run. Google's Dart language may offer a solution to address both of those issues.

Google today launched an "early preview" of Dart, a programming language the company hopes will help Web application programmers overcome shortcomings of JavaScript that Google itself feels acutely.

Developer talks up the process of moving a JavaScript audio app to Dart, touts user list and upgrades as Google pushes its JavaScript alternative Can Google’s Dart language ever really mount a ...