Smooth CoffeeScript
http://autotelicum.github.io/Smooth-CoffeeScript/SmoothCoffeeScript.html
An introduction to CoffeeScript programming with
an emphasis on clarity, abstraction and verification
You Don't Know Beans About CoffeeScript ā Talks ā Aseem Kishore
http://aseemk.com/talks/intro-to-coffeescript#/
You've heard of CoffeeScript, and you've probably seen some code in it. But do you really know it? Unless you've written something substantial in it, I contend that you don't.
The beginnings of a declarative model syntax for CoffeeScript. ā Gist
https://gist.github.com/1396231
SEE: http://almostobsolete.net/declarative-models-in-coffeescript.html
Coffeescript: Joyful and Unreadable
http://allenc.com/2011/11/coffeescript-joyful-and-unreadable
That said, if making Javascript look and act kinda like Rails makes Rails devs happier, maybe it just means Iām not Ruby enough.
Web 2.0 Development and Business Lessons: CoffeeScript Means Giving Up on JavaScript
http://www.w2lessons.com/2011/11/coffeescript-means-giving-up-on.html
While many of you will probably disagree with me, I find the trend towards writing in languages that compile to JavaScript somewhat alarming. The most notable of these languages CoffeeScript, and it's one that has gained a good degree of traction over the last year or so.