Dart

Dart (originally called Dash) is a web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference held in Aarhus from October 10 to 12, 2011. Dart's goal is to "ultimately replace JavaScript as the lingua franca for web development on the open web platform." Motivation: Dart was designed to address JavaScript's shortcomings (which, according to a leaked memo, could not be resolved by evolving the language) while offering better performance, the ability to "more easily tool for large-scale projects," and improved security features. Google provides a cross-compiler that converts Dart into ECMAScript 5 for compatibility with non-Dart browsers. Google also planned to integrate a native virtual machine into Chrome (a Chromium branch is now available) and encouraged competitors to do the same in their browsers. Compilers: dartc compiles Dart into pure JavaScript. Frog is a new Dart compiler written in Dart; although it does not yet support all of dartc's features, it generates more optimized code. On November 18, 2011, Google released Dart Editor, an open-source Dart editor based on Eclipse components for Mac OS X, Windows, and Linux.

Dart is a web programming language developed by Google, designed to address JavaScript's issues and ultimately replace it as the universal language on the open web platform, offering better performance and security.