Coffeescript is a different language though. It has different grammar, different keywords and so on. It shares the same object model, and it is usually used on

Coffeescript is a different language though. It has different grammar, different keywords and so on. It shares the same object model, and it is usually used on compile form. There are other alternatives as well[1], such as: - LLVM languages: http://syntensity.blogspot.com/2011/04/emscripten-10.html http://syntensity.blogspot.com/2011/04/emscripten-10.html - HotRuby: http://hotruby.yukoba.jp/ http://hotruby.yukoba.jp/ - Smalltalk: http://clamato.net/ http://clamato.net/ - Haxe: http://haxe.org/ http://haxe.org/ - Mascara: http://www.mascaraengine.com/ http://www.mascaraengine.com/ And so on. Coffeescript is just closer to javascript than most alternatives. But it is a different language, and a nicer one in my humble opinion. [1] https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-languages-that-compile-to-JS https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/List-of-lang...