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CoffeeScript is not a language. It's a compiler to make JavaScript look like Ruby. Just like the superfluous idea of "semicolons are optional because of a desig
by mkmcdonald 15y ago
CoffeeScript is not a language. It's a compiler to make JavaScript look like Ruby. Just like the superfluous idea of "semicolons are optional because of a design error", it's personal style.
Be sure not to whine, though, when the abstraction leaks and your code breaks.
- petercooper 15y agoTo make JavaScript look like Python, even. List comprehensions, significant whitespace, etc.
- exogen 15y agoI thought this too, at first, but only because I didn't know Ruby very well. Now I realize it's heavily inspired by both, but actually more closely resembles Ruby, IMO.