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CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles into JavaScript.
Once you have Node.js installed:
npm install --global coffeescript
Leave off the --global if you don’t wish to install globally.
Execute a script:
coffee /path/to/script.coffee
Compile a script:
coffee -c /path/to/script.coffee
For documentation, usage, and examples, see: http://coffeescript.org/
To suggest a feature or report a bug: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/issues
If you’d like to chat, drop by #coffeescript on Freenode IRC.
The source repository: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript.git
Changelog: http://coffeescript.org/#changelog
Our lovely and talented contributors are listed here: https://github.com/jashkenas/coffeescript/contributors
TypeScript is a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript. It adds optional static types, classes, and interfaces, making it more suitable for large-scale applications. Unlike CoffeeScript, TypeScript focuses on type safety and tooling support.
Babel is a JavaScript compiler that allows you to use next-generation JavaScript, today. It can transform syntax from ES6/ES7 to ES5, making it compatible with older browsers. Babel focuses on enabling the use of modern JavaScript features, whereas CoffeeScript provides a different syntax altogether.
LiveScript is a language that compiles to JavaScript and is a fork of CoffeeScript. It aims to provide a more powerful and flexible syntax, including features like pattern matching and function composition. LiveScript is more experimental compared to CoffeeScript.
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The npm package coffee-script receives a total of 846,391 weekly downloads. As such, coffee-script popularity was classified as popular.
We found that coffee-script demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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