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The first Dart-to-JavaScript compiler was <code>dartc</code>. It was deprecated in Dart 2.0.

The second Dart-to-JavaScript compiler was frog.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Towards a single Dart to JavaScript compiler |date=10 September 2019 |url=https://news.dartlang.org/2012/02/towards-single-dart-to-javascript.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |language=en}}</ref> Written in Dart, it was introduced in 2013 and deprecated in 2020. This should not be confused with Dart Frog,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dart Frog |url=https://dartfrog.vgv.dev/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=dartfrog.vgv.dev |language=en}}</ref> an open-source Dart framework for building backend systems from [[Very Good Ventures]].<ref>https://thenewstack.io/dart-frog-a-frontend-language-moves-to-the-backend/</ref>

The third Dart-to-JavaScript compiler is <code>dart2js</code>. Introduced in Dart 2.0,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moore |first=Kevin |date=2018-08-08 |title=Announcing Dart 2 Stable and the Dart Web Platform |url=https://medium.com/dartlang/dart-2-stable-and-the-dart-web-platform-3775d5f8eac7 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Dart |language=en}}</ref> the Dart-based <code>dart2js</code> evolved from earlier compilers. It intended to implement the full Dart language specification and semantics. Developers use this compiler for production builds. It compiles to [[Minification (programming)|minified JavaScript]].