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diff --git a/coffeescript.html.markdown b/coffeescript.html.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000..85a5f81f --- /dev/null +++ b/coffeescript.html.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +--- +language: coffeescript +contributors: + - ["Tenor Biel", "http://github.com/L8D"] + - ["Xavier Yao", "http://github.com/xavieryao"] +filename: coffeescript.coffee +--- + +CoffeeScript is a little language that compiles one-to-one into the equivalent JavaScript, and there is no interpretation at runtime. +As one of the succeeders of JavaScript, CoffeeScript tries its best to output readable, pretty-printed and smooth-running JavaScript codes working well in every JavaScript runtime. + +See also [the CoffeeScript website](http://coffeescript.org/), which has a complete tutorial on CoffeeScript. + +```coffeescript +# CoffeeScript is a hipster language. +# It goes with the trends of many modern languages. +# So comments are like Ruby and Python, they use number symbols. + +### +Block comments are like these, and they translate directly to '/ *'s and '* /'s +for the resulting JavaScript code. + +You should understand most of JavaScript semantics +before continuing. +### + +# Assignment: +number = 42 #=> var number = 42; +opposite = true #=> var opposite = true; + +# Conditions: +number = -42 if opposite #=> if(opposite) { number = -42; } + +# Functions: +square = (x) -> x * x #=> var square = function(x) { return x * x; } + +fill = (container, liquid = "coffee") -> + "Filling the #{container} with #{liquid}..." +#=>var fill; +# +#fill = function(container, liquid) { +# if (liquid == null) { +# liquid = "coffee"; +# } +# return "Filling the " + container + " with " + liquid + "..."; +#}; + +# Ranges: +list = [1..5] #=> var list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]; + +# Objects: +math = + root: Math.sqrt + square: square + cube: (x) -> x * square x +#=> var math = { +# "root": Math.sqrt, +# "square": square, +# "cube": function(x) { return x * square(x); } +#} + +# Splats: +race = (winner, runners...) -> + print winner, runners +#=>race = function() { +# var runners, winner; +# winner = arguments[0], runners = 2 <= arguments.length ? __slice.call(arguments, 1) : []; +# return print(winner, runners); +#}; + +# Existence: +alert "I knew it!" if elvis? +#=> if(typeof elvis !== "undefined" && elvis !== null) { alert("I knew it!"); } + +# Array comprehensions: +cubes = (math.cube num for num in list) +#=>cubes = (function() { +# var _i, _len, _results; +# _results = []; +# for (_i = 0, _len = list.length; _i < _len; _i++) { +# num = list[_i]; +# _results.push(math.cube(num)); +# } +# return _results; +# })(); + +foods = ['broccoli', 'spinach', 'chocolate'] +eat food for food in foods when food isnt 'chocolate' +#=>foods = ['broccoli', 'spinach', 'chocolate']; +# +#for (_k = 0, _len2 = foods.length; _k < _len2; _k++) { +# food = foods[_k]; +# if (food !== 'chocolate') { +# eat(food); +# } +#} +``` + +## Additional resources + +- [Smooth CoffeeScript](http://autotelicum.github.io/Smooth-CoffeeScript/) +- [CoffeeScript Ristretto](https://leanpub.com/coffeescript-ristretto/read) |