On 2011-12-05 10:24, Adrian wrote:
Am 05.12.2011 09:17, schrieb Jacob Carlborg:
On 2011-12-05 08:17, Adrian wrote:
Yes it is - but did you ever tried haXe ? IMO it is the best cross
platform language around - you target JavaScript, Flash, PHP, NEKO, C++
and soon Java and C# with one language. Typesafe with type inference,
compiled and code completion support from the compiler.
I have looked at haxe but to me it just basically looks like Java. I
think CoffeeScript is better, has a less verbose syntax. Although static
typing would be nice to have sometimes.
I wouldn't compare it to Java and I wouldn't say its verbose either, its
expressiveness is close to D . It is a full dynamic language with all
the benefit and safety of static typing through type inference. You can
use it object oriented or functional. It has a fantastic remoting
framework with type checking at compile time! cross platform - no other
language has this to offer.
CoffeeScript is just a JavaScript alternative without a real benefit.
HaXe is a complete framework.
I think the benefit is that CoffeeScript has a better syntax and better
features (compared to JavaScript). Well, CoffeeScript isn't supposed to
have any runtime or similar. It's compiled into standard JavaScript
without needing any extra runtime methods.
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/Jacob Carlborg
