Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript to CoffeeScript?

Re:Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript to CoffeeScript? by JesseAldridge on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @12:09PM (#2683770)

I think CoffeeScript looks quite cool, but I'm afraid introducing a compilation layer will complicate my life and lead to weird issues which will cancel out any productivity gains. And while Javascript may not be perfect, it's good enough to get the job done.

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Re:Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript to CoffeeScript? by luismgz on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @12:32PM (#2683861)

What's the problem with the extra compilation step? You can simple use coffeescript by adding "script type=text/coffeescript" tags to your code while developing, and when you are done, just compile and deploy. Or you can simply authomate the task (google for instructions).

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Re:Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript to CoffeeScript? by alnayyir on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @01:00PM (#2684007)

Yeah, and what happens when it introduces a weird bug?

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Re:Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript to CoffeeScript? by code_duck on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @01:10PM (#2684056)

As you've been developing in CoffeeScript up until that point, explicit compilation doesn't really change code and isn't likely to introduce new bugs.

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Re:Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript to CoffeeScript? by sigzero on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @01:04PM (#2684028)

You report it and they fix it?

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Re:Poll: Have you moved from JavaScript to CoffeeScript? by alnayyir on Wednesday June 22, 2011 @11:46PM (#2686570)

Yep, but first you spend all the time you saved tracking it down.

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