CoffeeScript

CoffeeScript is a programming language that compiles to JavaScript. It adds syntactic sugar inspired by Ruby, Python, and Haskell in an effort to enhance JavaScript's brevity and readability. Some added features include list comprehension and destructuring assignment.

Key facts

Programming language.name: CoffeeScript
Programming language.logo: CoffeeScript-logo.svg
Programming language.paradigms: Multi-paradigm: prototype-based, functional, imperative, scripting
Programming language.family: ECMAScript
Programming language.designer: Jeremy Ashkenas
Programming language.developer: same
Programming language.typing: dynamic, implicit
Programming language.scope: lexical
Programming language.programming language: CoffeeScript
Programming language.platform: x86-64
Programming language.operating system: Cross-platform
Programming language.license

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Contents

History
Syntax
Development and distribution
Latest additions
Extensions
Adoption
See also
References
Further reading

CoffeeScript support is included in Ruby on Rails version 3.1 and Play Framework. In 2011, Brendan Eich referenced CoffeeScript as an influence on his thoughts about the future of JavaScript.