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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

A good way to implement type safety to javascript Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

Takes longer to compile, provides lesser functionality and is a little harder than javascript which was very easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

Creating web apps with proper type safety feature Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What is CoffeeScript?

CoffeeScript is a programming language that transcompiles to JavaScript.

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CoffeeScript is a programming language that transcompiles to JavaScript.


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Year Founded
2016
HQ Location
hubli, IN
Twitter
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13,727 Twitter followers
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Mary Beth B.
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Mary Beth B.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Excellent beginner language to teach."
I start teaching coffeescript in 1st grade. It is easy to understand and problem solve errors
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Henry K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.0 out of 5
"CoffeeScript adds some python like features to javascript "
Coffeescript attempts to simplify javascript syntax by making it shorter like python syntax. It creates a sense of familiarity for developers from ...
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2.5 out of 5
"Coffee script is a good programming tool but is neither the beginner nor the advanced programmer. "
CoffeeScript is great because it is easily compatible with JavaScript and has flowing expressions when coding.
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Mary Beth B.
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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

I start teaching coffeescript in 1st grade. It is easy to understand and problem solve errors Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

There honestly isn't anything I dislike. It's just a grade beginning language. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CoffeeScript:

Highly recommend it for ease of use and learning. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves the problem of teaching a text based language to young children. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

I really liked how it would give me shorthand way to write javascript and would be pretty cool as it works well with ruby on rails however javascript has now caught up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

Javascript has now caught up and CoffeeScript has not evolved maybe if it had faster build times then I would consider using it again but as it stands to think it is slow and I find no benefits from using it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CoffeeScript:

Please fix and adapt to the new culture and make things better so that the end user is benefited from it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

Coffee script when it started off was very good as it came bundled with ruby on rails but now that I use it more I find it to be an inconvenience to the product as javascript has caught up there is not need to use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

Coffeescript attempts to simplify javascript syntax by making it shorter like python syntax. It creates a sense of familiarity for developers from a python and ruby background Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

For traditional javascript developer, the CoffeeScript syntax is a little disorienting and the added burden of transpiling CoffeeScript code to javascript is an added burden Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

CoffeeScript only promotes brevity in the code and reduces the keystrokes need to perform common operation like creating lists and looping Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Kwame I.
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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

I like that it coffeescript helps translate what java at times makes is little difficult to read. Especially when trying to learn to write in computer language. This is really beneficial to see the simplicity of coffescript side by side with java to compare the differences and helps me grow as someone interested in writing computer programs. I also love the fact it is compatible with the system we use at work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

So far I have not had anything to dislike about coffescript. I just started to learn about the program very recently and it helps assist with the length of the program required by java and reduces the amount of code needed to be written. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CoffeeScript:

The more you practice and use the program, the better you will become just like any other programs. Google has this awesome tutorial site where they have an editable version for you to learn from as well Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

I take care of directories and other organizational trackers in my office, and coffeescript has enabled me to cut down on the amount of time needed to concoct the language for my directories and help me put out shorter and efficient work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

Really easy to update, edit and change, even for non-techies... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

Really really dumb at times. Not as extensible as I would like, when trying to do things that would be easy in other, better languages... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CoffeeScript:

There are better more advanced languages that I would consider first. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

Allowed us to build a basic call and response bot. In this way, it did what it needed to. It's very limited though... Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Xander D.
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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

CoffeeScript added some additional features and concise syntax on top of JavaScript which made for faster writing and easier reading easier reading Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

Ultimately the features that coffee script added are now available in ES2015. Additionally many of the features that coffee script provided are not actually good for writing maintainable stable code Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

We use coffee script in a large code base for chat features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

The whole team has been very useful this tool and according to their comments are satisfied with it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

There are few comments of disgust. Well, so far no such situations have arisen in the organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CoffeeScript:

Not, is all for moment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

Among the team of developers has greatly improved the workflow and processes have increased in relation to the months when we did not use the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

CoffeeScript is great because it is easily compatible with JavaScript and has flowing expressions when coding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

The variables can be quite ambiguous and you have to look outside the block for editability and if it can be quickly altered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

CoffeeScript makes it code much more readable by humans and allows for easier proof reading. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

Truly this software is just like JavaScript. You can use JavaScript and CoffeeScript library interchangeably with ease! Not only that, but it is actually a bit easier than JavaScript, since it is easier to read and understand. The syntax is so simple, even a beginner can use it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

This is an all around good program. If I had to nitpick at something, I guess it would be the fact that if the complexity increases, then the variable is easy to repeat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

Less typing and ease of program makes for more productivity! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about CoffeeScript?

nothing really, no real benefit from using it Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about CoffeeScript?

i dont understand the purpose of this. it seems it was created for people who are either bored or incompetent to learn pure javascript. especially now with ecma languages like coffeescript have no purpose of existence Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering CoffeeScript:

stick with pure javascript and ecma ,things like coffeescipt only increase complexity and developing time Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is CoffeeScript solving and how is that benefiting you?

we tried to check its usefulness compared to pure javascript. we reached the conclusion that there is none truely Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.