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by Igglyboo 4369 days ago
Except Dart isn't trying to be another "compiles to javascript" language like CS, Dart is trying to completely replace js which is why it's so much more difficult to implement. They have to build an entire VM to rival V8.
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The point is that if you write in Dart you still have a very large target audience without the VM.

Sure, Dart's designed to have even more benefit when run in it's own VM, but that doesn't affect its reach.