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divdiv class=postBody txtWrap section=txt readability=22div class=cnet-image-div image-LARGE2 float-none readability=1img class=cnet-image src=http://asset0.cbsistatic.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim2/2013/11/21/Google-Spark-IDE_610x422.jpg alt=Spark is a Google developer tool for writing Web apps from within a Web browser. width=610 height=422/p class=image-captionSpark is a Google developer tool for writing Web apps from within a Web browser./pspan class=image-credit(Credit:Francois Beaufort)/span/divpGoogle likes Web apps, but one area where native software remains dominant is programming tools. A a href=https://github.com/dart-lang/sparkGoogle project called Spark/a that came to light Thursday could change that./ppSpark is a Web-based IDE (integrated development environment) that runs in a browser for developers writing Chrome apps, according to Google's a href=https://plus.google.com/+FrancoisBeaufort/posts/giSLiGvA4yeFrancois Beaufort/a, who tracks Chrome developments closely. That means, among other things, that Chromebook coders would have a way to be productive without having to move to a Windows,a href=http://www.cnet.com/apple-mac.html section=luke_topic Mac/a, or Linux box./ppThis is still the very beginning, Beaufort said on Google+. There's not much we can do for now./ppIntriguingly, Spark is built using Dart, Google's Web programming language that the company hopes will improve upon JavaScript. a href=/8301-1023_3-57612080-93/dart-googles-controversial-web-language-turns-1.0/Google just released Dart 1.0/a and now faces the challenge of persuading other browser makers to support it, but Dart programmers can use a utility called dart2js to convert their software into JavaScript. That means Spark should run on any modern browser./ppWhat's a Chrome app? In short, it's a Web app that runs on Chrome. That means it can take advantage of Chrome abilities, such as Native Client, and be distributed through the Chrome Web Store. It's a concept that's somewhat antithetical to the cross-platform philosophy of the open Web, but it brings some order to a chaotic, fast-changing world./ppSpark isn't the first such effort. a href=/8301-17939_109-10163516-2.htmlMozilla toyed with a project called Bespin/a; other online IDEs include a href=https://shiftedit.net/Shiftedit/a and a href=https://c9.io/Cloud9/a./p/div/divbrbrcentera href=http://www.wizardrss.comPowered By WizardRSS.com/a | a href=http://www.wizardrss.comFull Text RSS Feed/a | a href=http://www.amazon.com/RFID-Blocking-Cards-Identity-Protector/dp/B00CJHZLEWRFID/a | a href=http://www.wpzonbuilder.comAmazon Affiliate/a/center