Translating JavaScript to Dart
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By Aaron Wheeler, Senior User Experience Prototyper, and Marcin Wichary, Senior
User Experience DesignerCross-posted with the
Chromium BlogIt took approximately 2000 years for the
original Rosetta Stone to be
discovered, which helped translate the Egyptian Hieroglyphs. We couldn’t wait that long to
bridge the
Dart and JavaScript worlds, so
today we are releasing the
JavaScript to Dart
Synonym app.
Like most web developers, we are familiar,
comfortable, and productive with JavaScript. We were curious about Dart, and thanks to a
recent Dart hackathon, we had the chance to play with the language and libraries. The problem
was, as JavaScript developers, we didn’t know how to map common JavaScript idioms to Dart.
Hence the idea for this synonym app was born.
We started with the
basics that every JavaScript and jQuery developer knows: variables, arrays, functions,
classes, DOM manipulation, and many more. Then, with the help of the Dart team, we recorded
the corresponding Dart versions of each idiom. To practice what we learned, we wrote this app
with Dart.
We hope our
app that maps between JavaScript and Dart
eases your introduction to Dart and gives you a sense of where the project is going. We know
the team is eager to hear your feedback. Don’t hesitate to
join the
conversation or
file a new
issue for either Dart or the Synonym app. And remember, Dart isn’t
set in
stone, so your feedback counts.
Aaron Wheeler is a user experience prototyper
working on special projects that go beyond the Web. He balances design and engineering outside
of work as well, splitting time between artistic pursuits and bicycle
maintenance.Marcin Wichary is a user experience designer,
currently working on the Chrome browser and thinking of the future of the Web platform. He
also occasionally codes interactive homepage doodles, such as Pac-Man and Stanislaw Lem.Posted by Scott Knaster,
Editor
