# dart-lang/language

Design of the Dart language

Repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/language
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/language
Language: TeX
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: dart-language, language-changes, specification
Last push: 2026-08-25T17:36:21+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 77/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3003, "days_push": 8, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2931, forks 237 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:30.664704+00:00)

## What it is
The official repository for the design and evolution of the Dart programming language, containing proposals, specifications, and the language change process. It hosts discussions of language features via its issue tracker and tracks work through a language funnel.

## Use cases
- follow dart language design proposals
- read the dart language specification
- propose a new dart language feature
- track upcoming dart language changes
- understand how dart features are designed

## When to choose
- you want to follow or contribute to Dart language evolution
- you need the official Dart language specification and design docs

## When to avoid
- you need a Dart SDK, compiler, or runtime
- you want to learn Dart programming from scratch

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: programming-language, documentation
- domain: programming-languages, documentation
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: dart, language-design, language-specification, specification, language-evolution

## Member repositories
- dart-lang/language (main) score 77

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.664704+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T07:33:24.410866+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/dart-lang/language (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:30.664704+00:00, sha efc79ad3fde6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.