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Re:Dart in 2016: Fastest growing language at Google, 2nd fas... by flukus on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @02:15AM (#13372344)
Seems like nim and crystal would fill that void better, maybe even rust.
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Re:Dart in 2016: Fastest growing language at Google, 2nd fas... by porker on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @04:24AM (#13372765)
> Seems like nim and crystal would fill that void better

Having seen a talk on Nim at the Bris.tech conference [1], I can't think of any void it would fill better than an alternative. My takeaway was it was a very flexible but poorly designed language with too many ways to do anything.

1. Video coming soon; keep an eye on https://www.youtube.com/user/bristechmeetup/videos

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Re:Dart in 2016: Fastest growing language at Google, 2nd fas... by dom96 on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @10:52AM (#13374766)
That's sad to hear. But I want to learn more. Can you give some specific examples of what gave you that impression?
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Re:Dart in 2016: Fastest growing language at Google, 2nd fas... by dom96 on Wednesday January 11, 2017 @03:38AM (#13372597)
Yes, especially considering that Nim can compile to JS too. It truly is general purpose in that regard.
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