CoffeeScript in Action

ABOUT THE BOOK

JavaScript runs (almost) everywhere but it can be quirky and awkward. Its cousin CoffeeScript is easier to comprehend and compose. An expressive language, not unlike Ruby or Python, it compiles into standard JavaScript without modification and is a great choice for complex web applications. It runs in any JavaScript-enabled environment and is easy to use with Node.js and Rails.

CoffeeScript in Action teaches you how, where, and why to use CoffeeScript. It immerses you in CoffeeScript's comfortable syntax before diving into the concepts and techniques you need in order to write elegant CoffeeScript programs. Throughout, you'll explore programming challenges that illustrate CoffeeScript's unique advantages. For language junkies, the book explains how CoffeeScript brings idioms from other languages into JavaScript.

Readers need a basic grasp of web development and how JavaScript works. No prior exposure to CoffeeScript is required.

WHAT'S INSIDE

• CoffeeScript's syntax and structure
• Web application patterns and best practices
• Prototype-based OOP
• Functional programming
• Asynchronous programming techniques
• Builds and testing

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Patrick Lee is a developer, designer, and software consultant, working with design startup Canva in Sydney, Australia

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