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For me, coffeescript was the answer to the question "How can I write javascript with python-esque whitespace block formating?" I suspect the author was asking
by jplur 12y ago
For me, coffeescript was the answer to the question "How can I write javascript with python-esque whitespace block formating?" I suspect the author was asking something like "what can replace javascript?"
- collyw 12y agoCoffeescript seems to be more like Perl, where parenthesis are often optional, and meaning is implied by the context a lot of the time. I like Perl, but I tended to be fairly pedantic with parenthesis and things when writing it. I prefer explicit over implicit. (Though sometimes implicit can save you a ton of time).
- __david__ 12y agoI also quite like coffeescript for its "everything is an expression" mentality—it makes functional programming very nice. The absence of this feature is why me and Python don't get along.