Monday, October 10, 2011
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.
Programmer and project leader Lars Bak detailed the project in a talk today at the Goto conference in Denmark and in a blog post.
Dart is geared for everything from small, unstructured projects to
large, complicated efforts.
Google also unveiled a Dart language site that includes open-source tools for writing Dart programs, code samples, and tutorials; libraries of supporting software; the Dart language specification; and forums for discussion.
Google is releasing Dart now for the next step in its maturation:
outside feedback and participation. "We hope the other browser vendors
will be excited," Bak said, adding that today is the first that Google
has shared details about Dart with them or others.Google is evaluating the best way to integrate Dart directly into its
Chrome browser, something Bak is keen on. One reason: it will enable a
"snapshotting" technology that dramatically improves a Web app's startup
time. Snapshotting involves taking an application and "serializing" it
into a single block of data.Google is releasing Dart now for the next step in its maturation:
outside feedback and participation. "We hope the other browser vendors
will be excited," Bak said, adding that today is the first that Google
has shared details about Dart with them or others.Google is evaluating the best way to integrate Dart directly into its
Chrome browser, something Bak is keen on. One reason: it will enable a
"snapshotting" technology that dramatically improves a Web app's startup
time. Snapshotting involves taking an application and "serializing" it
into a single block of data.
