Commands - there r two ways to execute code `dart main.dart` : directly runs code. useful for quick and single dart file `dart run main.dart` : useful for running a project with lot of other dependencies specified in `pubspec.yaml` file - dart uses AOT(Ahead Of Time) compiler to create executable and jit(Just In Time) interpreter to run code directly which means features like hot reload can be used `dart run main.dart` : jit interpreter `dart compile exe main.dart -o output` and to run this self contained executable called output `./output`