Index

A

• abstract classes
  • about / Abstract classes and methods
• abstract methods
  • about / Abstract classes and methods
• app
  • libraries, using / Using a library in an app
• App Engine Managed VM
  • about / Running a Dart server on an App Engine Managed VM
  • Dart server, running / Running a Dart server on an App Engine Managed VM
  • reference link / Running a Dart server on an App Engine Managed VM
• async
  • used, for asynchronous programming / Asynchronous programming with async and await
• asynchronous calls
  • about / Asynchronous calls and Future objects
• asynchronous programming
  • with async / Asynchronous programming with async and await
  • with await / Asynchronous programming with async and await
  • reference link / Asynchronous programming with async and await
• attributes
  • about / Working with model concepts
  • modifying, of elements / Finding elements and changing their attributes, Changing the attributes of elements
  • reference link / Changing the attributes of elements
• auto-sharding
  • about / MongoDB – a NoSQL database
• await
  • used, for asynchronous programming / Asynchronous programming with async and await

B

• banking example
  • about / Example 2: banking
• Binary JSON (BSON)
  • about / MongoDB – a NoSQL database
• Bitbucket
  • URL / A short introduction to Git and GitHub
• browser storage
  • options / The options for browser storage
• built-in types
  • about / Built-in types and their methods
  • methods / Built-in types and their methods
  • conversions / Conversions
  • operators / Operators
  • String methods / Some useful String methods
  • dates / Dates and times
  • times / Dates and times
  • lists / List
  • maps / Maps

C

• callbacks
  • about / Asynchronous calls and Future objects
• CamelCase notation
  • URL / Example 2: banking
• canvas
  • about / How to draw on a canvas – Ping Pong revisited
  • reference link / How to draw on a canvas – Ping Pong revisited, Spiral 2 – colored circles and rectangles
  • circle, drawing / Spiral 1 – drawing a circle and a rectangle
  • rectangle, drawing / Spiral 1 – drawing a circle and a rectangle
  • colored circles, displaying / Spiral 2 – colored circles and rectangles
  • colored rectangles, displaying / Spiral 2 – colored circles and rectangles
  • ball, moving / Spiral 3 – moving a ball
  • code, reorganizing / Spiral 4 – reorganizing the code
  • bouncing ball, creating / Spiral 5 – a bouncing ball
  • racket, displaying / Spiral 6 – displaying the racket
  • racket, moving with keys / Spiral 7 – moving the racket using keys
  • racket, moving with mouse / Spiral 8 – moving the racket using the mouse
  • game, developing / Spiral 9 – a real game
  • title, adding / Spiral 10 – title and replay
  • replay option, adding / Spiral 10 – title and replay
  • master version, creating / Spiral 11 and the master version
• cascade operator
  • about / A touch of class – how to use classes and objects
• categories and links application
  • about / The categories and links application
• category links project
  • Polymer.dart, using / Using Polymer for the category links project
  • local storage, adding / Adding local storage
• classes
  • about / A touch of class – how to use classes and objects
  • using / A touch of class – how to use classes and objects
  • visibility / Visibility – getters and setters
  • constructors / Types of constructors
  • inheritance / Inheritance
  • abstract methods / Abstract classes and methods
  • abstract classes / Abstract classes and methods
  • interface / The interface of a class – implementing interfaces
  • polymorphism / Polymorphism and the dynamic nature of Dart
  • collections / Collection types and generics
  • generics / Collection types and generics
  • libraries, using / Structuring your code using libraries
• class functions
  • about / First class functions
• code
  • structuring, libraries used / Structuring your code using libraries
• collection
  • about / MongoDB – a NoSQL database
• collections
  • about / Collection types and generics
  • typing / Typing collections and generics
  • hierarchy / The collection hierarchy and its functional nature
  • functions / The collection hierarchy and its functional nature
• collision clones game
  • about / Adding audio to a web page
  • modifying / The Collision Clones game
• composition
  • about / A touch of class – how to use classes and objects
• const constructors
  • about / The const constructors
• const keyword
  • about / Variables – to type or not to type
• constructors
  • about / Types of constructors
  • named constructors / Named constructors
  • factory constructors / Factory constructors
  • const constructors / The const constructors
• controllers
  • about / Defining and using the MVC pattern
• CouchDB
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
• Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS)
  • about / Using JSON web services
• CSS selector
  • reference link / Finding elements

D

• Dart
  • about / What is Dart?
  • URL / What is Dart?, Advantages of Dart
  • and Google / Google, GWT, and Dart
  • and Google Web Toolkit (GWT) / Google, GWT, and Dart
  • Editor / Getting started with Dart
  • other options / Other options for working with Dart code
  • first program / Your first Dart program
  • tool chain / Getting a view on the Dart tool chain
  • execution model / The Dart execution model
  • raising rabbits example / Example 1 – raising rabbits
  • banking example / Example 2: banking
  • dynamic nature / Polymorphism and the dynamic nature of Dart
• Dart, for HTML5
  • about / Dart is a perfect fit for HTML5
  • web programming, history / A very short history of web programming
  • web client, empowering / Dart empowers the web client
  • JavaScript, limitations / JavaScript is not the way to go
  • advantages / Advantages of Dart
• dart-dirty
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• dart-io API
  • URL / The JSON storage
• Dart-sqlite
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• dartdoc tool
  • about / The Dart execution model
• Dart Eclipse plugin
  • URL / Other options for working with Dart code
• Dart Editor
  • about / Getting started with Dart
  • installing / Installing the Dart Editor
  • URL / Installing the Dart Editor
• Dartlero
  • about / What is a model and why we need it in programming, Dartlero – a simple domain model framework
  • example / An example of using Dartlero
• Dartlero tasks project
  • updating / Dartlero tasks – a many-to-many model in MySQL
  • URL / Dartlero tasks – a many-to-many model in MySQL
  • JSON storage, using / The JSON storage
  • MySQL storage, using / MySQL storage
• Dartling
  • about / What is a model and why we need it in programming, What is JSON?
• dartling domain modeling framework
  • about / The dartling domain modeling framework
  • URL / The dartling domain modeling framework
  • concepts / The dartling domain modeling framework
  • concept attributes / The dartling domain modeling framework
  • concept neighbors / The dartling domain modeling framework
  • relationship / The dartling domain modeling framework
  • example / The dartling domain modeling framework
  • reference link / The dartling domain modeling framework
• Dartling framework
  • about / Dartlero – a simple domain model framework
• DartPad
  • URL / Other options for working with Dart code
• Dart SDK
  • about / The Dart execution model
• Dart server
  • running, on App Engine Managed VM / Running a Dart server on an App Engine Managed VM
• Dart VM
  • about / Google, GWT, and Dart, The Dart execution model
• Dart web server
  • about / A Dart web server
• data
  • validating / Spiral 2 – how to validate data with Dart
  • validations, implementing / Validation in the model
  • storing, in local storage / Spiral 3 – how to store data in a local storage
  • reading / Spiral 4 – reading and showing data
  • displaying / Spiral 4 – reading and showing data
  • updating / Spiral 5 – changing and updating data
  • modifying / Spiral 5 – changing and updating data
• database driver
  • in Dart / Database drivers for Dart
• databases (db)
  • about / Defining and using the MVC pattern
• data validation
  • about / Spiral 3 – how to store data in a local storage
• dates
  • adding / Dates and times
• default constructor
  • about / Named constructors
• Distributed Version Control System (DVCS)
  • about / A short introduction to Git and GitHub
• documenting
  • about / Documenting your programs
  • example / Documenting your programs
• Document Object Model (DOM)
  • about / Advantages of Dart
• domain model
  • about / Working with model concepts
• domain model framework
  • about / What is a model and why we need it in programming
• Dorm
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart

E

• elements
  • searching / Finding elements and changing their attributes, Finding elements
  • attributes, modifying / Finding elements and changing their attributes, Changing the attributes of elements
  • creating / Creating and removing elements
  • removing / Creating and removing elements
• entry points
  • about / The dartling domain modeling framework
• enums
  • using / Using enums
• errors and exceptions
  • recognizing / Recognizing and catching errors and exceptions
  • catching / Recognizing and catching errors and exceptions
  • debugging / A debugging exercise
• events
  • handling / Handling events
• execution flow
  • modifying / Changing the execution flow of a program

F

• factory constructors
  • about / Factory constructors
• first-in first-out (FIFO)
  • about / The collection hierarchy and its functional nature
• functions
  • using / Using functions in Dart
  • return types / Return types
  • parameters / Parameters
  • class functions / First class functions
• Futures
  • about / Asynchronous calls and Future objects
  • reference link / Asynchronous calls and Future objects

G

• game
  • animating / Animating a game
  • Ping Pong game / Ping Pong using style(s)
• generics
  • about / Collection types and generics
  • typing / Typing collections and generics
• getters
  • about / Visibility – getters and setters
• Git
  • about / A short introduction to Git and GitHub
  • reference link / Collaborating on a GitHub project
• GitHub
  • about / A short introduction to Git and GitHub
  • URL / A short introduction to Git and GitHub
  • repository, creating / Creating a repository on GitHub and a local version
  • local version, creating / Creating a repository on GitHub and a local version
  • project, collaborating / Collaborating on a GitHub project
• Google
  • about / Google, GWT, and Dart
• Google Web Toolkit (GWT)
  • about / Google, GWT, and Dart
• graphical tool
  • about / What is a model and why we need it in programming

H

• HashMap
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
• HTML5
  • about / Dart empowers the web client
  • reference link / Explaining the model
• HTML5 forms
  • about / Spiral 1 – the power of HTML5 forms
  • bank account, creating / Spiral 1 – the power of HTML5 forms

I

• IndexedDB
  • about / The options for browser storage
  • using / Using IndexedDB with Dart
  • reference link / Using IndexedDB with Dart
  • todo tasks, adding / Spiral s00
  • start up web page, renaming / Spiral s01
  • task, removing / Spiral s02
  • checkbox, adding / Spiral s03
  • task title, editing / Spiral s04
  • data persistence, checking / Spiral s04
  • model, reorganizing / Spiral s05
• inheritance
  • about / Inheritance
• initializer list
  • about / A touch of class – how to use classes and objects
• interface
  • implementing / The interface of a class – implementing interfaces
• is-a relationship
  • about / The dartling domain modeling framework
• isolates
  • about / What is Dart?
• items
  • about / Working with model concepts
• iterator
  • about / The collection hierarchy and its functional nature

J

• Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
  • about / Installing the Dart Editor
  • URL / Installing the Dart Editor
• JavaScript (JS)
  • about / What is Dart?, Dart empowers the web client
  • limitations / JavaScript is not the way to go
• JSON
  • about / What is JSON?
  • reference link / What is JSON?
• JSON storage
  • using / The JSON storage
• JSON web services
  • using / Using JSON web services
  • data integration, implementing / Spiral s07

K

• keyCodes
  • reference link / Handling events

L

• last-in first-out (LIFO)
  • about / The collection hierarchy and its functional nature
• Lawndart
  • using / Using Lawndart
  • URL / Using Lawndart
• libraries
  • using / Structuring your code using libraries
  • using, in app / Using a library in an app
  • name conflicts, resolving / Resolving name conflicts
  • objects, visibility / Visibility of objects outside a library
  • dependencies, managing with pub tool / Managing library dependencies with pub
• lists
  • about / List
  • reference link / List
• local storage
  • data, storing / Spiral 3 – how to store data in a local storage
  • data, reading / Spiral 6 – working with a list of bank accounts
  • data, extracting / Spiral 6 – working with a list of bank accounts
  • adding, for category links project / Adding local storage

M

• main constructor
  • about / Named constructors
• many-to-many relationship / The dartling domain modeling framework
• maps
  • about / Maps
  • reference link / Maps
• MDV
  • URL / Defining and using the MVC pattern
• memory game
  • model / The model for the memory game
  • board, drawing / Spiral 1 – drawing the board
  • cells, drawing / Spiral 2 – drawing cells
  • cells, coloring / Spiral 3 – coloring the cells
  • rules, implementing / Spiral 4 – implementing the rules
  • game logic, implementing / Spiral 5 – game logic (bringing in the time element)
  • winning / Spiral 6 – some finishing touches
  • starting over / Spiral 6 – some finishing touches
  • images, using / Spiral 7 – using images, Adding audio to a web page
• metaprogramming
  • about / Polymorphism and the dynamic nature of Dart
• methods
  • about / Using functions in Dart
• model
  • about / What is a model and why we need it in programming
  • requisites / What is a model and why we need it in programming
• model concepts
  • about / Model Concepts – a graphical design tool for our models
  • working with / Working with model concepts
  • model, explaining / Explaining the model
  • model, drawing / Drawing the model
  • model, exporting / Exporting the model
  • JSON / What is JSON?
• Model Concepts tool
  • about / What is a model and why we need it in programming
• Model Driven View (MDV)
  • about / Two-way data binding in Polymer.dart
• Model View Controller (MVC)
  • defining / Defining and using the MVC pattern
  • using / Defining and using the MVC pattern
  • about / Defining and using the MVC pattern
  • URL / Defining and using the MVC pattern
• MongoDB
  • about / Database drivers for Dart, MongoDB – a NoSQL database
  • URL / MongoDB – a NoSQL database
  • example / MongoDB – a NoSQL database
• mongo_dart
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• mongo_dart driver
  • using / Using the mongo_dart driver to store the todo data in MongoDB
  • URL / Using the mongo_dart driver to store the todo data in MongoDB
• MOVE
  • URL / Defining and using the MVC pattern
• MVP
  • URL / Defining and using the MVC pattern
• MVVM
  • URL / Defining and using the MVC pattern
• MySQL
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
  • todo data, storing / Storing todo data in MySQL
• MySQL Community Server installer
  • URL / Storing todo data in MySQL
• MySQL storage
  • using / MySQL storage

N

• named constructors
  • about / Named constructors
• Newspeak language
  • about / What is Dart?
• NoSQL databases
  • MongoDB / Database drivers for Dart
  • CouchDB / Database drivers for Dart
  • Redis / Database drivers for Dart
  • Riak / Database drivers for Dart
  • RethinkDB / Database drivers for Dart
  • HashMap / Database drivers for Dart

O

• object-oriented (OO) language
  • about / Built-in types and their methods
• Objectory
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• Object Relational Mapper (ORM) framework
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
• objects
  • about / A touch of class – how to use classes and objects
  • using / A touch of class – how to use classes and objects
  • visibility, outside library / Visibility of objects outside a library
• Observatory tool
  • about / The Observatory tool
  • URL / The Observatory tool
• ODBC-driver
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• one-to-many relationship / The dartling domain modeling framework
• operator overloading
  • about / Visibility – getters and setters
• operators
  • about / Operators

P

• page elements
  • style, manipulating / Manipulating the style of page elements
• Ping Pong game
  • creating, with style / Ping Pong using style(s)
  • modifying / How to draw on a canvas – Ping Pong revisited
• Polymer.dart
  • URL / How web components change web development
  • about / Web components with Polymer.dart
  • web component, declaring / Declaring and instantiating a web component
  • web component, instantiating / Declaring and instantiating a web component
  • two-way data binding / Two-way data binding in Polymer.dart
  • used, for category links project / Using Polymer for the category links project
• polymorphism
  • about / Polymorphism and the dynamic nature of Dart
• PostgreSQL
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• predicate
  • about / The collection hierarchy and its functional nature
• project tasks app
  • web components, applying / Applying web components to the project tasks app
  • task propagations, adding / The Add and Remove task propagations
  • task propagations, removing / The Add and Remove task propagations
• pub tool
  • about / The Dart execution model
  • library dependencies, managing / Managing library dependencies with pub
  • URL / Managing library dependencies with pub

R

• raising rabbits example
  • about / Example 1 – raising rabbits
  • function, extracting / Extracting a function
  • web version / A web version
• redis-dart
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• reified generics types
  • about / Typing collections and generics
• relational databases
  • MySQL / Database drivers for Dart
  • PostgreSQL / Database drivers for Dart
  • SQLite / Database drivers for Dart
  • ODBC-driver / Database drivers for Dart
• relationships
  • about / Working with model concepts
• replica-sets
  • about / MongoDB – a NoSQL database
• rethinkdb
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• riak-dart
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• Rich Internet applications (RIA)
  • about / A very short history of web programming
• runtime modes
  • checked mode / Variables – to type or not to type
  • production mode / Variables – to type or not to type

S

• same origin policy
  • about / Using JSON web services
• sandboxed environments
  • about / Running a Dart server on an App Engine Managed VM
• setters
  • about / Visibility – getters and setters
• signature
  • about / First class functions
• simple_audio library
  • reference link / Adding audio to a web page
• singleton design pattern
  • reference link / Factory constructors
• snapshotting
  • about / Advantages of Dart
• spirals
  • about / Model Concepts – a graphical design tool for our models
• SQLite
  • about / Database drivers for Dart
• SQLJocky
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• stack
  • about / The collection hierarchy and its functional nature
• String methods
  • about / Some useful String methods
  • URL / Some useful String methods
  • examples / Some useful String methods
• Strongtalk language
  • about / What is Dart?
• style
  • manipulating, of page elements / Manipulating the style of page elements
  • used, for creating Ping Pong game / Ping Pong using style(s)
• synchronous calls
  • about / Asynchronous calls and Future objects

T

• ternary operator
  • about / Changing the execution flow of a program
• times
  • adding / Dates and times
• to-do list
  • creating / Making a to-do list with Dart
• todo data
  • storing, in MySQL / Storing todo data in MySQL
• TodoMVC app
  • about / The TodoMVC app
  • URL / The TodoMVC app
  • class model, generating / Spiral 0 – generating a class model
  • todo tasks, adding / Spiral 1 – adding todo tasks
  • todo tasks, displaying / Spiral 2 – showing how many todo tasks are left
  • single task, removing / Spiral 3 – removing a single task and completed tasks
  • completed tasks, removing / Spiral 3 – removing a single task and completed tasks
  • saving, in local storage / Spiral 4 – saving in the local storage
  • completed todos, displaying / Spiral 5 – displaying completed todos
  • task, editing / Spiral 6 – editing a task and testing the model
  • model, testing / Spiral 6 – editing a task and testing the model
• top-level functions
  • about / Using functions in Dart
• Travel Impressions model
  • design / Design of the Travel Impressions model in spirals
  • code, generating / Generating the Travel Impressions code from the model
  • initializing, with data / Initializing the Travel Impressions model with data
  • testing / Testing the Travel Impressions model
• two-way data binding
  • about / Two-way data binding in Polymer.dart

U

• unit testing
  • about / Unit testing in Dart
  • reference link / Unit testing in Dart
• unit test package
  • about / The Dart execution model
• user interface (UI)
  • about / Defining and using the MVC pattern

V

• variables
  • declaring / Variables – to type or not to type
• video
  • adding, to web page / Adding video to a web page
  • reference link / Adding video to a web page
• views
  • about / Defining and using the MVC pattern

W

• Web Audio API
  • about / Adding audio to a web page
• web component framework
  • about / What is a model and why we need it in programming
• web components
  • versus web development / How web components change web development
  • encapsulation / How web components change web development
  • reusability / How web components change web development
  • data-binding / How web components change web development
  • with Polymer.dart / Web components with Polymer.dart
  • applying, to project tasks app / Applying web components to the project tasks app
• web page
  • video, adding / Adding video to a web page
• web programming
  • history / A very short history of web programming
• Web SQL DB
  • about / The options for browser storage
• Web Storage API
  • URL / Spiral 3 – how to store data in a local storage
• WebStorm
  • URL / Getting started with Dart, Other options for working with Dart code
• Web UI
  • about / How web components change web development
• web_links project
  • creating / Creating the web_links project
  • web links, listing / Spiral s01
  • web link, establishing / Spiral s02
  • web link, adding by user / Spiral s04
  • web links, storing in local storage / Spiral s05
  • data, reading from local storage / Spiral s06
• wilt
  • URL / Database drivers for Dart
• word frequency project
  • creating / Project – word frequency
• World Wide Web (WWW)
  • about / Running a Dart server on an App Engine Managed VM