Q: What is CoffeeScript used for?

A: CoffeeScript is used to write JavaScript applications with a cleaner and more expressive syntax. It simplifies JavaScript development by reducing boilerplate and introducing syntactic sugar inspired by languages like Python and Ruby.

Q: Is CoffeeScript still used today?

A: While less popular than in the early 2010s, CoffeeScript is still used in legacy projects and by developers who prefer its syntax. Many modern alternatives like TypeScript now offer similar benefits with stronger tooling support.

Q: How does CoffeeScript compare to JavaScript?

A: CoffeeScript compiles to JavaScript but offers a more concise and readable syntax. It abstracts away some of JavaScript’s quirks, such as the need for explicit semicolons and parentheses, while adding features like list comprehensions and destructuring.

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CoffeeScript

Summary

CoffeeScript is a programming language^[1]. CoffeeScript ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as programming language^[3].
CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as off-side rule language^[4].
CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as file format^[5].
CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as source-to-source compiler^[6].
CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as JavaScript library^[7].
CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language^[8].
CoffeeScript's founder is recorded as Jeremy Ashkenas^[9].
CoffeeScript's logo image is recorded as CoffeeScript-logo.svg^[10].
CoffeeScript's developer is recorded as Jeremy Ashkenas^[11].
CoffeeScript's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2012001950^[12].
CoffeeScript's copyright license is recorded as MIT License^[13].
CoffeeScript's programmed in is recorded as CoffeeScript^[14].
CoffeeScript's designed by is recorded as Jeremy Ashkenas^[15].
CoffeeScript's operating system is recorded as cross-platform^[16].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.10.0^[17].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0^[18].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0^[19].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.1^[20].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0^[21].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1^[22].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.2^[23].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.3^[24].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.4^[25].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.0^[26].
CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1.1^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[3], off-side rule language^[4], file format^[5], source-to-source compiler^[6], JavaScript library^[7], and multi-paradigm programming language^[8].

Why It Matters

CoffeeScript ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (103 views/month).^[2] CoffeeScript has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]

CoffeeScript has been cited as an influence by TypeScript^[29], a programming language^[30], founded in 2012^[31]; ECMAScript^[32], a programming language specification^[33], founded in 1997^[34]; and LiveScript^[35], a programming language^[36], founded in 2011^[37].

FAQs

Who did CoffeeScript influence?

CoffeeScript has been cited as an influence by TypeScript^[29], ECMAScript^[32], and LiveScript^[35].

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3/100 established

🌐 Wiki Languages

24 / 423 langs top 10%

📈 Wikipedia Views · last 175h

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Quick Facts

Instance of programming language, off-side rule language, file format, source-to-source compiler, JavaScript library, multi-paradigm programming language

Inception December 13, 2009

Founder Jeremy Ashkenas

Publication date 2009

Official website coffeescript.org

License MIT License

Website coffeescript.org

Developer Jeremy Ashkenas

Inception 2009-12-13

Founded by Jeremy Ashkenas

Instance of programming language, off-side rule language, file format, source-to-source compiler, JavaScript library, multi-paradigm programming language, imperative programming, functional programming, aspect-oriented programming, prototype-based programming

Operating system cross-platform

Programming language CoffeeScript

Properties

Alternativeto software id coffeescript

Arch linux package coffeescript

Aur package coffee-script-git, coffeescript-git

Chocolatey community package id CoffeeScript

Debian stable package coffeescript

Developer Jeremy Ashkenas

Esco skill id 993b1e23-f2de-4bd8-b33f-f86dde1c8e9d

Fedora package coffee-script

File extension coffee

Free software directory entry CoffeeScript

Freebase id /m/0hjc5m0

Freebsd port lang/coffeescript

Gentoo package dev-lang/coffee-script

Github topic coffeescript

Homebrew formula name coffeescript

Influenced by JavaScript, Ruby (programming language), Python, Haskell, Erlang (programming language)

Inspired by Ruby (programming language), Python, Haskell, JavaScript

Library of congress authority id sh2012001950

Media type text/coffeescript, application/vnd.coffeescript

Microsoft academic id (discontinued) 2779392770

National library of israel j9u id 987007585904005171

Npm package coffeescript

Open hub id coffeescript

Opensuse package rubygem-coffee-script-source

Operating system cross-platform

Programmed in CoffeeScript

Programming paradigm multi-paradigm programming, prototype-based programming, functional programming, imperative programming

Programming paradigm multi-paradigm programming, prototype-based programming, functional programming, imperative programming, aspect-oriented programming

Publication date 2009

Quora topic CoffeeScript

Repology project name coffee-script

Software version identifier 1.10.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 0.2.5, 0.2.6, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.5.6, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.8.0, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.12.0, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.12.3, 1.12.4, 1.12.5, 1.12.6, 1.12.7, 1.12.8, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.1, 2.7.0, 2.6.0, 2.0.0-alpha1, 2.0.0-beta1, 2.0.0-beta2, 2.0.0-beta3, 2.0.0-beta4, 2.0.0-beta5

Source code repository url github.com

Stack exchange tag stackoverflow.com

Subreddit coffeescript

Typing discipline dynamic typing

Ubuntu package coffeescript

Uniform type identifier public.coffeescript

Version 1.10.0, 2.1.0, 2.0.0, 2.1.1, 2.2.0, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.3, 2.2.4, 0.1.0, 0.1.1, 0.1.2, 0.1.3, 0.1.4, 0.1.5, 0.1.6, 0.2.0, 0.2.1, 0.2.2, 0.2.3, 0.2.4, 0.2.5, 0.2.6, 0.3.0, 0.3.1, 0.3.2, 0.4.0, 0.5.0, 0.5.1, 0.5.2, 0.5.3, 0.5.4, 0.5.5, 0.5.6, 0.6.0, 0.6.1, 0.6.2, 0.7.0, 0.7.1, 0.7.2, 0.9.0, 0.9.1, 0.9.2, 0.9.3, 0.9.4, 0.9.5, 0.9.6, 1.0.0, 1.0.1, 1.1.0, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.2.0, 1.3.0, 1.3.1, 1.3.2, 1.3.3, 1.4.0, 1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.6.1, 1.6.2, 1.6.3, 1.7.0, 1.7.1, 1.8.0, 1.9.0, 1.9.1, 1.9.2, 1.9.3, 1.11.0, 1.11.1, 1.12.0, 1.12.1, 1.12.2, 1.12.3, 1.12.4, 1.12.5, 1.12.6, 1.12.7, 1.12.8, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.0.3, 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.4.0, 2.4.1, 2.5.0, 2.5.1, 2.6.1, 2.7.0, 2.6.0, 2.0.0-alpha1, 2.0.0-beta1, 2.0.0-beta2, 2.0.0-beta3, 2.0.0-beta4, 2.0.0-beta5

Zhihu topic id 19569530

‎yale lux id concept/4e2e2fc5-8634-4c35-aef3-f681c855f717

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Competition 0.01

External References (26)

Alternativeto software id coffeescript

Arch linux package coffeescript

Aur package coffee-script-git, coffeescript-git

Chocolatey community package id CoffeeScript

Debian stable package coffeescript

Esco skill id 993b1e23-f2de-4bd8-b33f-f86dde1c8e9d

Fedora package coffee-script

Free software directory entry CoffeeScript

Freebase id /m/0hjc5m0

Freebsd port lang/coffeescript

Gentoo package dev-lang/coffee-script

Github topic coffeescript

Homebrew formula name coffeescript

Library of congress authority id sh2012001950

Microsoft academic id (discontinued) 2779392770

National library of israel j9u id 987007585904005171

Npm package coffeescript

Open hub id coffeescript

Opensuse package rubygem-coffee-script-source

Quora topic id CoffeeScript

Repology project name coffee-script

Subreddit coffeescript

Ubuntu package coffeescript

Uniform type identifier public.coffeescript

Yale lux id concept/4e2e2fc5-8634-4c35-aef3-f681c855f717

Zhihu topic id 19569530

🌐 Available in 16 languages

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🔗 Connections

← Programmed in 6

Atom, CoffeeScript, Duelyst, inventaire.io client, SoilGrids, yakyak

Instance of 5

programming language, file format, JavaScript library, multi-paradigm programming language, source-to-source compiler

Programming paradigm 4

functional programming, imperative programming, aspect-oriented programming, prototype-based programming

Influenced 3

TypeScript, ECMAScript, LiveScript

Influenced by 2

JavaScript, Python

Inspired by 2

JavaScript, Python

MIT License

Jeremy Ashkenas

Developer 1

Jeremy Ashkenas

Founder 1

Jeremy Ashkenas

Operating system 1

cross-platform

Programmed in 1

CoffeeScript

Typing discipline 1

dynamic typing

← Inspired by 1

MoonScript

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Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

[3] ↑ CoffeeScript — instance of (P31): programming language. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ CoffeeScript — instance of (P31): off-side rule language. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ CoffeeScript — instance of (P31): file format. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ CoffeeScript — instance of (P31): source-to-source compiler. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ CoffeeScript — instance of (P31): JavaScript library. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ CoffeeScript — instance of (P31): multi-paradigm programming language. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ CoffeeScript — founder (P112): Jeremy Ashkenas. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ CoffeeScript — logo image (P154): CoffeeScript-logo.svg. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ CoffeeScript — developer (P178): Jeremy Ashkenas. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ CoffeeScript — Library of Congress authority ID (P244): sh2012001950. github.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ CoffeeScript — copyright license (P275): MIT License. Open Hub. Retrieved 2018-07-18. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ CoffeeScript — programmed in (P277): CoffeeScript. Open Hub. Retrieved 2018-07-18. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ CoffeeScript — designed by (P287): Jeremy Ashkenas. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ CoffeeScript — operating system (P306): cross-platform. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 1.10.0. npmjs. Retrieved 2015-12-29. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.1.0. npmjs. Retrieved 2017-12-29. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.0.0. npmjs. Retrieved 2017-12-29. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.1.1. npmjs. Retrieved 2018-01-17. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.2.0. npmjs. Retrieved 2018-02-03. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.2.1. npmjs. Retrieved 2018-02-09. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.2.2. npmjs. Retrieved 2018-02-24. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.2.3. npmjs. Retrieved 2018-03-14. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 2.2.4. npmjs. Retrieved 2018-04-11. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 0.1.0. github.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ CoffeeScript — software version identifier (P348): 0.1.1. github.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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