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Survey: Why Are You Using CoffeeScript?

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Re: Survey: Why Are You Using CoffeeScript?

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Post by skilesare »

CoffeeScript has made me 10x more efficient in writing web application client code. The debugging issue is minimal since there is a 1:1 relationship between your code and the js. If you can you 'find' you can debug. I've never written a line of Rails code.

In my opinion, if you are still writing straight javascript you are stealing from your client/company.

Re: Survey: Why Are You Using CoffeeScript?

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Post by AaronLasseigne »

benatkin wrote: post #8
bentruyman wrote: post #4

I love mikeal's work and contributions to the node.js community — but I didn't care for this bit of satire. Some folks legitimately enjoy the experience of programming in CoffeeScript. I don't happen to be one of them. But I'm also not one to pass judgement on other programmers' choice of tools. (EDIT: Although I do pass judgement silently.)

Some people have been legitimately stuck using CoffeeScript because of rails or an employer or a client. These are among the people who will enjoy a lighthearted rant about CoffeeScript.

While an employer or client might, RoR doesn't force you to use CoffeeScript.
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