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-This is an **experimental** Dart -> JavaScript compiler designed to create
-idiomatic, readable JavaScript output. We're investigating this because
-we want to enable easy debugging of Dart applications on all supported
-browsers.
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-The initial target for this work is Chrome, which is why there's an ES6
-backend. Longer term, we plan to investigate supporting all browsers that
-Dart supports.
+The Dart Dev Compiler (DDC) is an **experimental** development tool and transpiler.  It is at a very early stage today.  Its aims include the following:
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+- A static checker based on stricter-than-standard-Dart type rules.
+- A modular Dart-to-ES6 transpiler for Dart programs that statically check.
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+DDC attempts to map to idiomatic EcmaScript 6 (ES6) as cleanly as possible.  To do this while cohering to Dart semantics, DDC relies heavily on static type information, static checking, and runtime assertions.
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+DDC is intended to support a very large subset of Dart.  If a program does not statically check, DDC will not result in valid generated code.  Our goal is that a program execution (of a valid program) that runs without triggering runtime assertions should run the same on other Dart platforms under checked mode or production mode.
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+DDC does support untyped Dart code, but it will typically result in less readable and less efficient ES6 output.
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+DDC has the following project goals:
+- Effective static checking and error detection.
+- A debugging solution for all modern browsers.
+- Readable output.
+- Fast, modular compilation of Dart code.
+- Easy use of generated code from JavaScript.
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+DDC is still in a very early stage as highlighted by our choice of ES6.  ES6 itself is in active development across all modern browsers, but at various stages of support: https://kangax.github.io/compat-table/es6/
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+We are initially targeting the subset of ES6 supported in Chrome Canary.