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A comment on Dart 1.24: Faster edit-refresh cycle on the web and new function type syntax. Parent comment

Re:Dart 1.24: Faster edit-refresh cycle on the web and new f... by markdog12 on Tuesday June 13, 2017 @03:49PM (#14548000)
> There are other easier features that have more impact

Which features?

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Re:Dart 1.24: Faster edit-refresh cycle on the web and new f... by floitsch on Thursday June 15, 2017 @02:45AM (#14558392)
For example:

- better type promotion (`if (x is! A) throw "not A"; useAsA(x);`.

- Optional new/const.

- Allowing named arguments at any position at the call site.

These are all easier to specify and implement, and reach more users.

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