New MVC client side JavaScript framework - Serenade.js

Re:New MVC client side JavaScript framework - Serenade.js by jeswin on Monday January 30, 2012 @11:25AM (#3529347)

1. CoffeeScript produces very readable JS. Not the same as handwritten, but close enough.

2. This is a framework. You are less likely to be debugging into it, unlike your own client-side libs written in CoffeeScript (which you mention doesn't bother you).

I don't agree with avoiding a library because it is written in CS.

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Re:New MVC client side JavaScript framework - Serenade.js by ryanfitz on Monday January 30, 2012 @12:13PM (#3529560)

When I am trying out/learning a new library or framework, I do a lot of tinkering, looking around and reading the source code. Coffeescript output is definitely readable, but you need to take a tiny bit of time to translate the coffeescript output, to the actual source so you can read it, checkout the comments etc to understand how you are supposed to do something. This added bit of time adds up quickly for me.

For example when I was first learning backbone, which is only around 1000 lines and very well documented. I was constantly reading the source code to understand why something wasn't working for me or how to implement something. Projects typically aren't nearly as well documented as backbone, making understanding the sourcecode even more essential.

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Re:New MVC client side JavaScript framework - Serenade.js by Scriptor on Monday January 30, 2012 @02:50PM (#3530352)

If you're just reading the source of the framework, why not just read the Coffeescript source instead of reading the generated Javascript code?

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Re:New MVC client side JavaScript framework - Serenade.js by johncoltrane on Tuesday January 31, 2012 @11:44AM (#3533999)

Because Coffescript doesn't work in the browser, JavaScript does.

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