This book will teach you the basics of the language, focusing particularly on how it improves on javascript. It then focuses on building real life projects in CoffeeScript using jQuery, Rails, and Node.js.
CoffeeScript is a young but popular language that makes web programming fun and more productive. It compiles to javascript and unleashes its powerful features while not straying too far from the language. It’s become one of the most popular languages on Github and is being used for both browser and server side programming.
What you will learn from this book :
• The basics of the language and how it compares to javascript
• CoffeeScript’s powerful class syntax
• Installing CoffeeScript on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux using Node.js
• Configuring CoffeeScript for browser applications
• The basics of jQuery and using it with CoffeeScript
• Using localStorage in browser-based applications
• Two approaches to write CoffeeScript in Rails applications
• Creating responsive web applications using WebSocket
