Tech giant Google is known to constantly release new projects in the market; some of them are huge hits and then there are some that just go unnoticed by a considerable margin. Speaking of huge hits, one of them is Flutter, Google’s very own cross-platform app development framework that has been stealing the spotlight for the past few months.
Well, to be exact, the whole hybrid mobile app development started back in 2011 when Xamarin decided to release its own solution i.e., Xamarin SDK (Software Development Kit) with C# for building hybrid mobile applications. Soon after, other companies decided to follow suit and that’s when Google launched the flutter framework to give some tough competition to the already existing market.
Now the question that comes into the minds of app developers is why does flutter use dart?’ This question is already haunting a majority of mobile app developers who are skilled in programming languages other than Google’s Dart but wish to make use of the Flutter framework as well.
In this article, we will be providing you the top reasons why Google decided to choose Dart and not any other programming language for its Flutter Framework.
Reasons Google Chose Dart for Flutter Framework
In this article, we will be providing you the top reasons why Google decided to choose Dart and not any other programming language for its Flutter Framework, which are as follows:
1. Preemptive Scheduling
There are many programming languages in the market such as Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, and Java that employ preemption to switch between different threads like multiple concurrent execution threads.
Here, each and every thread is assigned a particular time period to execute a command. And in case, if the process overshoots, a context switch will then take care of that particular thread. With Dart programming language, there is no requirement for locks as threads in the dart language don’t share any sort of memory that can lead to memory loss.
2. Garbage Collection
Garbage collection is another key factor in why Google decided to go with Dart for its Flutter framework instead of opting for any other programming language. The majority of languages require the use of locks so that they can access some shared resources, but that’s not the case with Dart.
As dart supports garbage collection without involving a single lock, the mobile apps that are developed on its platform offer smooth functioning and run smoothly.
3. Single Layout Format
Unlike other programming languages, if a mobile app developer is using Dart language then there’s no need to use a separate declarative layout or even any visual interface builder.
This is because the layout of the dart language is very simple and readable which makes the visualization process easy for the app developer. As a unified layout, the developer can easily perform changes in one place and thanks to all the advanced tools provided by Dart, the process becomes time efficient.
Conclusion
The dart programming language also offers well-ordered animations and smooth transitions that run at 60fps. Adapting to dart is comparatively easy, as it holds many similarities to the C and Java programming languages.
So, these were some of the primary reasons that make Dart the most suitable programming language for Google’s flutter framework. Apart from the above-mentioned points, there are also other benefits that are provided by Dart such as AOT (Ahead of Time) compilation and Just in Time (JIT) compilation that ensure that the processing of the app is super fast
