Dart in Action

Summary"Dart in Action" introduces Google's Dart language and provides techniques and examples showing how to use it as a viable replacement for Java and JavaScript in browser-based desktop and mobile applications. It begins with a rapid overview of Dart language and tools, including features like interacting with the browser, optional typing, classes, libraries, and concurrency with isolates. After you master the core concepts, you'll move on to running Dart on the server and creating single page HTML5 web applications.About the TechnologyDart is a web programming language developed by Google. It has modern OO features, just like Java or C#, while keeping JavaScript's dynamic and functional characteristics. Dart applications are "transpiled" to JavaScript, and they run natively in Dart-enabled browsers. With production-quality libraries and tools, Dart operates on both the client and the server for a consistent development process.About this Book"Dart in Action" introduces the Dart language and teaches you to use it in browser-based, desktop, and mobile applications. Not just a language tutorial, this book gets quickly into the nitty-gritty of using Dart. Most questions that pop up while you're reading are answered on the spot OO newbies will appreciate the gentle pace in the early chapters. Later chapters take a test-first approach and encourage you to try Dart hands-on.To benefit from this book you'll need experience with HTML and JavaScript?a Java or C# background is helpful but not required.Purchase of the print book comes with an offer of a free PDF, ePub, and Kindle eBook from Manning. Also available is all code from the book.What's InsideDart from the ground upNumerous code samples and diagramsCreating single-page web appsTransitioning from Java, C#, or JavaScriptRunning Dart in the browser and on the serverAbout the AuthorChris Buckett builds enterprise-scale web applications. He runs Dartwatch.com and is an active contributor to the dartlang list.""Includes numerous examples of core language features as well as more advanced HTML5 features.""-;From the Foreword by Seth Ladd, Developer Advocate, GoogleTable of ContentsPART 1 INTRODUCING DARTHello Dart"Hello World" with Dart toolsBuilding and testing your own Dart appPART 2 CORE DARTFunctional first-class functions and closuresUnderstanding libraries and privacyConstructing classes and interfacesExtending classes and interfacesCollections of richer classesAsynchronous programming with callbacks and futuresPART 3 CLIENT-SIDE DART APPSBuilding a Dart web appNavigating offline dataCommunicating with other systems and languagesPART 4 SERVER-SIDE DARTServer interaction with files and HTTPSending, syncing, and storing dataConcurrency with isolates