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> The Dropbox devs apparently didn't want to go through that learning curve That's not a fair statement. I'm a competent js developer, having trudged up that c

by lowboy 14y ago

> The Dropbox devs apparently didn't want to go through that learning curve That's not a fair statement. I'm a competent js developer, having trudged up that curve, and I still love cs. Not for lack of learning, but because I value brevity and reduced keystrokes.

MatthewPhillips 14y ago
Yeah, I'm not anti-CoffeeScript, but from the article this sounds like a big reason why they switched, which is a perfectly valid reason.
- lowboy 14y ago
  I didn't come away with that impression - what sections of the article made you lean that way?
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- cnp 14y ago
  Ummm... i'm pretty sure that the devs over at DropBox know their JavaScript inside and out. These "rules to master" are in no way complex to understand.