Dart is Google's Silverlight.

sethladd · on March 31, 2013

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.

[disclaimer: I work on the Dart team]

michaelwww · on March 23, 2013

ActionScript/Flash and .NET/SilverLight require a plugin, with Dart the "plugin" is optional.

ttrreeww · on March 25, 2013

It's called the Dart Runtime which is not included in non Google browsers.

dragonwriter · on March 25, 2013

Except: 1. The Dart VM isn't included in Google's generally-released browsers, either (it's included in Dartium, the special version of Chromium bundled with the Dart SDK). 2. The Dart VM isn't a plug-in. 3. As Dart compiles to JS, you don't need the Dart VM to run code developed with Dart, you just need a browser that supports JS.