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| name = CoffeeScript

| logo = CoffeeScript-logo.svg

| paradigmparadigms = [[Multi-paradigm]]: [[prototypePrototype-based programming|prototype-based]], [[functionalFunctional programming|functional]], [[imperativeImperative programming|imperative]], [[scriptingScripting language|scripting]]

| family = [[ECMAScript]]

| released = {{start date and age|2009|12|13}}

| designer = [[Jeremy Ashkenas]]

| developer = [[Jeremy Ashkenas]]same

| released = {{startStart date and age|2009|12|13}}

| latest_release_version = {{Wikidata|property|reference|edit| Q1106819 |P348}}

| latest_release_datelatest =release {{startversion date= and age|{{Wikidata|qualifierproperty|reference|edit| Q1106819 |P348|P577}}}}

| latest release date = {{start date and age|{{Wikidata|qualifier| Q1106819 |P348|P577}}}}

| typing = [[Dynamic typing|dynamic]], [[Latent typing|implicit]]

| influenced_by = [[Haskell (programming language)|Haskell]], [[JavaScript]], [[Perl]],{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} [[Python (programming language)|Python]],<ref>https://coffeescript.org/ "CoffeeScript borrows chained comparisons from Python"</ref> [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[YAML]]<ref name="smell">{{cite news |last1=Heller |first1=Martin |date=2011-10-18 |df=mdy |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2078452/turn-up-your-nose-at-dart-and-smell-the-coffeescript.html |title=Turn up your nose at Dart and smell the CoffeeScript |work=[[InfoWorld]] |access-date=2020-07-15}}</ref>

| scope = [[Scope (computer science)|lexical]]

| programming language = CoffeeScript

| platform = [[x86-64]]

| operating system = [[Cross-platform software|Cross-platform]]

| license = [[MIT License|MIT]]

| file_extfile ext = <code>.coffee</code>, <code>.litcoffee</code>{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

| influenced_byinfluenced by = [[Haskell (programming language)|Haskell]], [[JavaScript]], [[Perl]],{{citation needed|date=January 2016}} [[Python (programming language)|Python]],<ref>https://coffeescript.org/ "CoffeeScript borrows chained comparisons from Python"</ref> [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[YAML]]<ref name="smell">{{cite news |last1=Heller |first1=Martin |date=2011-10-18 |df=mdy |url=https://www.infoworld.com/article/2078452/turn-up-your-nose-at-dart-and-smell-the-coffeescript.html |title=Turn up your nose at Dart and smell the CoffeeScript |work=[[InfoWorld]] |access-date=2020-07-15}}</ref>

| influenced = [[MoonScript]], [[LiveScript (programming language)|LiveScript]], JavaScript

| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]

| license = [[MIT License]]

| file_ext = <code>.coffee</code>, <code>.litcoffee</code>{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}

}}

'''CoffeeScript''' is a [[programming language]] that compiles to [[JavaScript]]. It adds [[syntactic sugar]] inspired by [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[Python (programming language)|Python]], and [[Haskell (programming language)|Haskell]] in an effort to enhance JavaScript's brevity and readability.<ref name="thelittlebookoncoffeescriptLittleBookMacCaw">{{cite book |last1=MacCaw |first1=Alex |date=28 February 2012 |title=The Little Book on CoffeeScript: |The author=AlexJavaScript MacCawDeveloper's Guide to Building Better Web Apps |edition=1st |publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]] |language=en |isbn=978-1-4493-2105-5}}</ref><ref name="LittleBookThomas">{{cite book |last1=Thomas |first1=Lucas |date=January2017 2012|title=The Little Book on CoffeeScript |edition=1st |publisher=CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform |language=en |isbn=978-1-44935472-21051072-5}}</ref> SpecificSome additionaladded features include [[list comprehension]] and [[destructuring assignment]].

CoffeeScript support is included in [[Ruby on Rails]] version 3.1<ref>{{cite web |authorlast1=Peek |first1=Josh<!--ua ?--> Peek |url=https://twitter.com/joshpeek/status/58184348742074368 |title=Tweet by Rails Core Team Member |date= April 13, 2011}}</ref> and [[Play Framework]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.playframework.com/documentation/2.5.x/AssetsCoffeeScript |title=AssetsCoffeeScript - 2.5.x |website=www.playframework.com |access-date=2016-10-31}}</ref> In 2011, [[Brendan Eich]] referenced CoffeeScript as an influence on his thoughts about the future of JavaScript.<ref>Eich, Brendan. "[http://brendaneich.com/2011/01/harmony-of-my-dreams/ Harmony of My Dreams]"</ref><ref>Eich, Brendan. "[http://brendaneich.com/2011/05/my-jsconf-us-presentation/ My JSConf.US Presentation]"</ref>

== History ==

On December 13, 2009, [[Jeremy Ashkenas]] made the first [[Git (software)|Git]] commit of CoffeeScript with the comment "initial commit of the mystery language".<ref>Github. [https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/commit/8e9d637985d2dc9b44922076ad54ffef7fa8e9c2 'initial commit of the mystery language']</ref> The compiler was written in Ruby. On December 24, he made the first tagged and documented release, 0.1.0. On February 21, 2010, he committed version 0.5, which replaced the Ruby compiler with a [[Self-hosting (compilers)|self-hosting]] version in pure CoffeeScript. By that time the project had attracted several other contributors on [[GitHub]], and was receiving over 300 page hits per day.

On December 24, 2010, Ashkenas announced the release of stable 1.0.0 to [[Hacker News]], the site where the project was announced for the first time.<ref>Hacker News. [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2037801 CoffeeScript 1.0.0 announcement] posted by Jeremy Ashkenas on Dec 24, 2010</ref><ref>Hacker News. [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1014080 Original CoffeeScript announcement] posted by Jeremy Ashkenas on Dec 24, 2009</ref>

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In CoffeeScript, the <code>function</code> keyword is replaced by the <code>-></code> symbol, and indentation is used instead of curly braces, as in other [[off-side rule]] languages such as Python and Haskell. Also, parentheses can usually be omitted, using indentation level instead to denote a function or block. Thus, the CoffeeScript equivalent of the snippet above is:

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* Source maps allow users to debug their CoffeeScript code directly, supporting CoffeeScript tracebacks on run time errors.

* CoffeeScript supports a form of [[Literate Programming]], using the <code>.coffee.md</code> or <code>.litcoffee</code> file extension. This allows CoffeeScript source code to be written in [[Markdown]]. The compiler will treat any indented blocks (Markdown's way of indicating source code) as code, and ignore the rest as comments.

== Extensions ==

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[[GitHub]]'s internal style guide once said "write new JS in CoffeeScript", though it no longer does,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://github.com/styleguide/javascript|title=JavaScript · Styleguide · GitHub|publisher=Github.com|access-date=2015-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815075924/https://github.com/styleguide/javascript|archive-date=2013-08-15|url-status=dead}}</ref> and its [[Atom (text editor)|Atom text editor]] was also written in the language, with configuration written in [[CSON]] ("CoffeeScript Object Notation"), a variant of [[JSON]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://github.com/atom/atom |title=Atom source code |publisher=[[GitHub]] |access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Basic Customization |url=https://flight-manual.atom-editor.cc/using-atom/sections/basic-customization/#configuring-with-cson |website=[[Atom (text editor)|Atom]] Flight Manual |publisher=[[GitHub]] |access-date=29 April 2024 |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429181349/https://flight-manual.atom-editor.cc/using-atom/sections/basic-customization/ |archive-date=2024-04-29}}</ref>

[[Pixel Game Maker MV]] makes uses of CoffeeScript as part of its game development environment.<ref name="CCG">{{cite web |last1=Cullen |first1=Daniel |title=PIXELPixel GAMEGame MAKERMaker MV (PC) |url=https://www.christcenteredgamer.com/reviews/pc-mac/pixel-game-maker-mv-pc |website=Christ Centered Gaming |access-date=15 January 2021}}</ref>

== See also ==

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* [[Dart (programming language)]]

* [[Kotlin (programming language)]]

* [[LiveScript (programming language)|LiveScript]]

* [[Opa (programming language)]]

* [[Elm (programming language)]]

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== References ==

{{Reflist|30em}}

== Further reading ==

* {{Cite book |last1=Lee |first1=Patrick |date=May 14, 2014 |title=CoffeeScript in Action |edition=First1st |publisher=[[Manning Publications]] |page=432 |isbn=978-1617290626}}

* {{Cite journalbook |last1=Grosenbach |first1=Geoffrey |date=May 12, 2011 |title=Meet CoffeeScript |edition=First1st |publisher=[[PeepCode]]}}

* {{Cite book |last1=Bates |first1=Mark |date=May 31, 2012 |title=Programming in CoffeeScript |edition=First1st |publisher=[[Addison-Wesley]] |page=350 |isbn=978-0-321-82010-5}}

* {{Cite book|last1=MacCaw|first1=Alex|date=January 31, 2012|title=The Little Book on CoffeeScript|edition=First|publisher=[[O'Reilly Media]]|page=62|isbn=978-1449321055}}

* {{Cite book |last1=Burnham |first1=Trevor |date=August 3, 2011 |title=CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development |edition=First1st |publisher=[[Pragmatic Bookshelf]] |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781934356784/page/138 138] |isbn=978-1934356784 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9781934356784/page/138}}

== External links ==

* {{Official website}}

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