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D

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Dart

4K
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452
Java

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Pros of D
Pros of Dart
Pros of Java
  • 16
    Compile-time function execution
  • 12
    Makes functional programming style easier
  • 12
    Productive
  • 12
    Much easier to do Concurrent/Parallel vs C/C++
  • 11
    Simple but Powerful template-based generics
  • 11
    Powerful static function to avoid macro
  • 10
    Meta program is much easier to read/write vs. C++
  • 9
    It support unittest etc
  • 9
    Assembler is support directly in the language
  • 9
    System program language like C++ and C
  • 9
    Supports code covarge directly in the compiler
  • 7
    Metaprogramming
  • 7
    Supports both manuel memory and garbage collection
  • 6
    Plugs directly into C
  • 6
    Easy to translate from Java and C# to D
  • 5
    Feels and looks like C, so it's easy to learn
  • 4
    Amazing developer productivity
  • 2
    Fast
  • 2
    Performance
  • 1
    Syntax uniformity across pre-compile/compile/runtime
  • 59
    Backed by Google
  • 53
    Flutter
  • 39
    Twice the speed of Javascript
  • 35
    Great tools
  • 30
    Scalable
  • 27
    Open source
  • 26
    Made for the future
  • 25
    Can be used on Frontend
  • 22
    Polymer Dart
  • 22
    Angular Dart
  • 18
    Cross platform
  • 16
    Like Java
  • 14
    Easy to learn
  • 13
    Dartanalyzer
  • 12
    Runs on Google Cloud Platform
  • 10
    Easy to Understand
  • 9
    Amazing concurrency primitives
  • 8
    Is to JS what C is to ASM
  • 7
    Flutter works with darts
  • 3
    R
  • 3
    Can run Dart in AWS Lambda
  • 1
    Looks familiar, with purposely implemented features
  • 599
    Great libraries
  • 445
    Widely used
  • 400
    Excellent tooling
  • 395
    Huge amount of documentation available
  • 334
    Large pool of developers available
  • 208
    Open source
  • 202
    Excellent performance
  • 157
    Great development
  • 150
    Used for android
  • 148
    Vast array of 3rd party libraries
  • 60
    Compiled Language
  • 52
    Used for Web
  • 46
    High Performance
  • 46
    Managed memory
  • 44
    Native threads
  • 43
    Statically typed
  • 35
    Easy to read
  • 33
    Great Community
  • 29
    Reliable platform
  • 24
    Sturdy garbage collection
  • 24
    JVM compatibility
  • 22
    Cross Platform Enterprise Integration
  • 20
    Universal platform
  • 20
    Good amount of APIs
  • 18
    Great Support
  • 14
    Great ecosystem
  • 11
    Backward compatible
  • 11
    Lots of boilerplate
  • 10
    Everywhere
  • 9
    Excellent SDK - JDK
  • 7
    It's Java
  • 7
    Cross-platform
  • 7
    Static typing
  • 6
    Mature language thus stable systems
  • 6
    Better than Ruby
  • 6
    Long term language
  • 6
    Portability
  • 5
    Clojure
  • 5
    Vast Collections Library
  • 5
    Used for Android development
  • 4
    Most developers favorite
  • 4
    Old tech
  • 3
    History
  • 3
    Great Structure
  • 3
    Stable platform, which many new languages depend on
  • 3
    Javadoc
  • 3
    Testable
  • 3
    Best martial for design
  • 2
    Type Safe
  • 2
    Faster than python
  • 0
    Job

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Cons of D
Cons of Dart
Cons of Java
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    • 3
      Lack of ORM
    • 3
      Locked in - JS or TS interop is very hard to accomplish
    • 0
      A
    • 33
      Verbosity
    • 27
      NullpointerException
    • 17
      Nightmare to Write
    • 16
      Overcomplexity is praised in community culture
    • 12
      Boiler plate code
    • 8
      Classpath hell prior to Java 9
    • 6
      No REPL
    • 4
      No property
    • 3
      Code are too long
    • 2
      Non-intuitive generic implementation
    • 2
      There is not optional parameter
    • 2
      Floating-point errors
    • 1
      Java's too statically, stronglly, and strictly typed
    • 1
      Returning Wildcard Types
    • 1
      Terrbible compared to Python/Batch Perormence

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    What is D?

    D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and programmer productivity.

    What is Dart?

    Dart is a cohesive, scalable platform for building apps that run on the web (where you can use Polymer) or on servers (such as with Google Cloud Platform). Use the Dart language, libraries, and tools to write anything from simple scripts to full-featured apps.

    What is Java?

    Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. There are lots of applications and websites that will not work unless you have Java installed, and more are created every day. Java is fast, secure, and reliable. From laptops to datacenters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere!

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