[markdog12]

I don't blame you for being underwhelmed. The original goal was an easy to learn language. But since Dart 2.0 was completed, they are working on adding many other language features, including NNBD (Non-null by default).

https://github.com/dart-lang/language/issues

[0x8BADF00D]

It’s just hard to be productive in Dart. The Flutter IDE and simulators were so resource intensive, they literally locked up my laptop the last time I tried using them.

Dart is objectively a terrible language to be productive in for app development. The abstractions provided by the language are clunky to use for window elements on a device screen. Don’t get me started on Material Design, either.

Swift, Objective-C/C++, or even Java is way easier to start building apps with, in comparison. The tooling is mediocre for Dart as well.

[filleduchaos]

I'm not sure what you mean by Flutter IDE and simulators, as the SDK has neither.