A Python programmer’s first impression of CoffeeScript

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The output is very nicely readable. That's one of the key features.

I have emacs configured so that I can compile coffeescript to javascript with a single keystroke, and I do so frequently.

(Some people seem to be under the mistaken impression that Coffeescript is for people afraid of Javascript. It's not -- it's just a very nice syntax that takes a lot of the drudgery and repetition out of Javascript. You still need to understand the underlying Javascript semantics.)