Re:Anders Hejlsberg and Lars Bak: TypeScript, JavaScript, an...
by sethladd on Sunday March 31, 2013 @05:48PM
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A couple of clarifications:
* Dart compiles to JavaScript, Silverlight did not.
* Dart is actively being developed, Silverlight is not.
* Dart does not require any plugins, Silverlight did.
* Dart natively supports the DOM, Silverlight did not.
* Dart compiles to JavaScript, Silverlight did not. * Dart is actively being developed, Silverlight is not. * Dart does not require any plugins, Silverlight did. * Dart natively supports the DOM, Silverlight did not.
[disclaimer: I work on the Dart team]