Chapter 2: An Introduction to Dart

The Dart language is at the core of the Flutter framework. A modern framework such as Flutter requires a high-level modern language so that it can provide the best experience to the developer, as well as make it possible to create awesome mobile applications. Understanding Dart is fundamental to working with Flutter; developers need to know the origins of the Dart language, how the community is working on it, its strengths, and why it is the chosen programming language for Flutter.

In this chapter, you will review the basics of the Dart language and identify resources that can help you on your Flutter journey. You will review Dart's built-in types and operators and how Dart works with object-oriented programming ...

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