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True, however even the server-side CS code gets compiled to JavaScript before execution by node.js. At least with the server though, you can enjoy the benefit o

True, however even the server-side CS code gets compiled to JavaScript before execution by node.js. At least with the server though, you can enjoy the benefit of throwing more servers at the problem or you can write high-performance code in optimized C.

couchand 13y ago
There's no reason server-side CoffeeScript must be compiled to Javascript, that's just the most common example. There are native implementations, like Poetics [1]. And note that high level languages are starting to really encroach on C's performance crown [2]. [1] https://github.com/brixen/poetics https://github.com/brixen/poetics [2] http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u32/which-programs-are-fastest.php http://benchmarksgame.alioth.debian.org/u32/which-programs-a...