A brief introduction to Dart

Imagine a language with the browser-side and server-side deployability of Javascript, but with a modern syntax, including strong (but optional!) type safety, modern development and debugging facilities, good multithreading, a command-line scripting facility, and a familiar syntax resembling Java.  You don't have to imagine!  Dart is here! Randal delivers a brief introduction to Dart, including history, status, and future.

Outline:

• Overview
• Dart is...
• History
• Using dartpad
• Editors
• Hello, world! (Sample command line)
• Hello, People!
• Important Concepts
• Built-in Types
• Numbers
• Booleans
• Lists
• Maps
• Functions
• Optional args
• Operators
• Control flow
• Exceptions
• Classes
• Class members
• Generics
• Asynchronous operations
• Libraries
• Pub
• Additional references

If time permits and the network cooperates, live demos will be perfomed using Dartpad.