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Do you remember CoffeeScript?

• deleted 11y ago
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• eropple 11y ago
  I think reasonable people can probably agree that there is a difference in kind between CoffeeScript and TypeScript. CoffeeScript was functionally equivalent to JavaScript, whereas TypeScript has feature-level improvements that are worth a developer's time. Sure, TypeScript is pushed by Microsoft. It's also an excellent solution for large-scale systems, its adoption is nontrivial, and Microsoft has a history of supporting its tools (Managed C++ aside, I suppose) in a way that can offer a promise of consistency on its own.
  • mmebane 11y ago
    Microsoft has also been doing a good job of keeping TypeScript aligned as JavaScript++ by absorbing ES6 features into the language. I was initially worried that TypeScript would be a fork of JavaScript and eventually diverge enough that it was painful to use, but there aren't any signs of that happening yet.
  • cballard 11y ago
    "was"? What happened to Coffeescript, is it dead now?
    • aljones 11y ago
      Well, no, but it has developed a taste for brains.
    • eropple 11y ago
      I don't mean to imply it's dead, but I think it's safe to say it's resting? I haven't heard of new development being done in it in a while, and its time in the spotlight certainly seems to be over.
• trbn 11y ago
  "Hey, I created this program in Java!" "Do you remember C++?" You seems like I guy that's really pleasing to discuss programming languages with.