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# Dart
## A client-optimized language for fast apps on any platform
Dart is:
* **Optimized for UI**:
Develop with a programming language specialized around the needs of user interface creation.
* **Productive**:
Make changes iteratively: use hot reload to see the result instantly in your running app.
* **Fast on all platforms**:
Compile to ARM & x64 machine code for mobile, desktop, and backend. Or compile to JavaScript for the web.
Dart's flexible compiler technology lets you run Dart code in different ways,
depending on your target platform and goals:
* **Dart Native**: For programs targeting devices (mobile, desktop, server, and more),
Dart Native includes both a Dart VM with JIT (just-in-time) compilation and an
AOT (ahead-of-time) compiler for producing machine code.
* **Dart Web**: For programs targeting the web, Dart Web includes both a development time
compiler (dartdevc) and a production time compiler (dart2js).
![Dart platforms illustration](docs/assets/Dart-platforms.svg)
## License & patents
Dart is free and open source.
See [LICENSE][license] and [PATENT_GRANT][patent_grant].
## Using Dart
Visit [dart.dev][website] to learn more about the
[language][lang], [tools][tools], and to find
[codelabs][codelabs].
Browse [pub.dev][pubsite] for more packages and libraries contributed
by the community and the Dart team.
Our API reference documentation is published at [api.dart.dev](https://api.dart.dev),
based on the stable release. (We also publish docs from our
[beta](https://api.dart.dev/beta) and [dev](https://api.dart.dev/dev) channels,
as well as from the [primary development branch](https://api.dart.dev/be)).
## Building Dart
If you want to build Dart yourself, here is a guide to
[getting the source, preparing your machine to build the SDK, and
building](https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/wiki/Building).
There are more documents on our [wiki](https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/wiki).
## Contributing to Dart
The easiest way to contribute to Dart is to [file issues][dartbug].
You can also contribute patches, as described in [Contributing][contrib].
[website]: https://dart.dev
[license]: https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/master/LICENSE
[repo]: https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk
[lang]: https://dart.dev/guides/language/language-tour
[tools]: https://dart.dev/tools
[codelabs]: https://dart.dev/codelabs
[dartbug]: http://dartbug.com
[contrib]: https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
[pubsite]: https://pub.dev
[patent_grant]: https://github.com/dart-lang/sdk/blob/master/PATENT_GRANT