I liked CoffeeScript back in the days. However, it had its problems, the biggest being too terse / too much optional syntax. I think Civet would success better

I liked CoffeeScript back in the days. However, it had its problems, the biggest being too terse / too much optional syntax. I think Civet would success better if it addressed those issues by making the syntax a bit more familiar and consistent. Keep the python/ruby-like significant indentation and everything-is-expression approach, but add little more verbosity for clarity, for example: - require and reserve {} for objects - require () in function calls - require explicit var/let/const Also, because CoffeeScript got so controversial reputation, I would not ride on its legacy. Just market Civet as "TypeScript with modern syntax".