Learning Dart

Dart is a class-based, object-oriented language that simplifies the development of structured modern apps, scales from small scripts to large applications, and can be compiled to JavaScript for use in any modern browser. This rigorous but readable introductory text fully explains both the language and the ideas that have shaped it.

It explains reflection in Dart, showing how it is evolving into a form that programmers can easily apply without creating excessively large programs. It also shares valuable insights into Dart’s actor-style model for concurrency and asynchronous programming. Throughout, he covers both language semantics and the rationale for key features, helping you understand not just what Dart does, but why it works the way it does.

Dart's object model, in which everything is an object, even numbers and Boolean valuesHow Dart programs are organized into modular librariesHow Dart functions are structured, stored in variables, passed as parameters, and returned as resultsDart's innovative approach to optional typingHow Dart handles expressions and statementsHow to use Dart’s implementation of reflection to introspect on libraries, classes, functions, and objectsIsolates and other Dart features that support concurrency and distribution