CoffeeScript is like a chameleon, conveniently a language when it serves its proponents in an argument and not when it doesn't. I propose that CoffeeScript is

CoffeeScript is like a chameleon, conveniently a language when it serves its proponents in an argument and not when it doesn't. I propose that CoffeeScript is a language, complete and separate from JavaScript and that people start treating it as such so people who prefer readability over less typing don't have to deal with it if they don't want to.