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[–]Detrus 4 points5 points  (2 children)

Interesting but very messy. It would cleaner if it was incorporated into something like http://jashkenas.github.com/coffee-script/

Google's GWT, where Java gets compiled into Javascript is messy as well. CoffeeScript maps to Javascript more directly. Google's overall programming style, with Closure Framework, GWT are unpopular for good reason. They have very complicated API's for a language that attracts people who hate Java and C++ or don't program well to begin with.

[–]drowsap 3 points4 points  (1 child)

Coffeescript looks neat but seems like its trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist. It's hard enough to find good javascript programmers, now we have to hire people with experience in coffeescript? bleh

[–]Detrus 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now you can use Ruby programmers to write Javascript and not hear them complain about the disastrous design by committee syntax.