CoffeeScript

An emerging contender in the SmallestFederatedWiki. Or so it seems.

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CoffeeScript - from - http://peepcode.com/products/coffeescript

• is a little language that compiles to JavaScript.
• It adds useful features and smoother syntax while compiling to clean, readable JavaScript.
• You can use it anywhere you use JavaScript: in the browser, or on the server.
• has exploded in popularity since April 2011.
• It was talked about in every other presentation at JSConf.
• It’s made enough waves that some language features popularized by CoffeeScript are planned for inclusion in future versions of JavaScript itself

Related:

• Interview/podcast - What is CoffeeScript - http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/ag/gloverseries-mcgeary.mp3
• Website - http://coffeescript.org/
  • Grammar - http://coffeescript.org/documentation/docs/grammar.html
• Slideshare
  • http://www.slideshare.net/rmm5t/coffeescript-7509999
  • http://www.slideshare.net/mbbx6spp/writing-bulletproof-javascript-by-using-coffeescript

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Proprietary and fee-based?

Looks free to me. Do you see otherwise?

I could have sworn I saw a "Purchase" button. It's gone now. Scratching head. Maybe my PC is infected with spamware :-)

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