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by ezst
878 days ago
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> I really want alternatives to TypeScript for developing webapps which aren't super "bulky" I hear you, but what do you expect Dart's contribution as a language/technology to be in this space, effectively? While syntactically comparable, TypeScript is a better typed JavaScript than Dart will probably ever be (in terms of leveraging a type system to enable more complex/maintainable apps and libraries). And since every programming language compiles to JavaScript these days, you've got some compelling options if you really want to depart from JS altogether (with http://www.scala-js.org/ an amazing one, for which I find the mix of Functional + Object Orientation to lend itself very well to the web). In all, I really fail to see a good reason for Dart to exist nowadays (and surviving as "Flutter's best language buddy" isn't a great one). |
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At the same time, thank goodness Dart doesn't have all the warts of Javascript and a standard sane build system. Dart doesn't have to be the best Javascript to be good at what it does, especially now with algebraic data types and pattern matching.
I'm hopeful they'll make Wasm production-ready soon to move away from JS transpilation.