Chapter 1. Hello Dart

This chapter covers

  • Basics of the Dart development platform
  • A look at the Dart language
  • Tools for building Dart applications

Dart is an exciting language that raises the possibility of building complex web applications more quickly and accurately than ever before. In this chapter, you’ll find out how the Dart language and its tool ecosystem fit together, you’ll discover some of the key features of the Dart language, and you’ll see how you can you use Dart to begin building single-page web applications.

1.1. What is Dart?

Dart is an open source, structured programming language for creating complex, browser-based web applications. You can run applications created in Dart either by using a browser that directly supports ...

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