Mark Bates 
Programming in CoffeeScript [PDF ebook] 

Use Coffee Script to Write Better Java Script Code Than Ever Before! If you can do it in Java Script, you can do it better in Coffee Script. And, since Coffee Script "compiles down" to Java Script, your code will fit neatly into virtually any web environment. In Programming in Coffee Script, Mark Bates shows web developers why Coffee Script is so useful and how it avoids the problems that often make Java Script code buggy and unmanageable. He guides you through every feature and technique you need to write quality Coffee Script code and shows how to take advantage of Coffee Script’s increasingly robust toolset. Bates begins with the absolute basics of running and compiling Coffee Script and then introduces syntax, control structures, functions, collections, and classes. Through same page code comparisons, you’ll discover exactly how Coffee Script improves on Java Script. Next, you’ll put it to work in building applications that are powerful, flexible, maintainable, concise, reliable, and secure. Bates shares valuable tips for better development, illuminating Coffee Script’s hidden gems and warning you about its remaining "rough edges." The book concludes with a start-to-finish application case study showing how to code back-ends and front-ends and integrate powerful frameworks and libraries. Coverage includes Understanding the right ways to compile and execute Coffee Script Using Coffee Script’s clean syntax to focus on your code, not Java Script’s distractions Working with Coffee Script’s control structures, functions, and arguments Taking full advantage of Coffee Script’s implementation of collections and iterators Leveraging Coffee Script’s full class support to create complex data models Automating common application development tasks with Cake and Cakefiles Configuring Jasmine with Coffee Script support, and using it to systematically test your code Writing Node.js server-side applications in Coffee Script Using Coffee Script to write j Query and Backbone.js applications Integrating framework code to avoid "reinventing the wheel" Want a better way to create the Java Script code your web applications need? Coffee Script is the solution-and this book will help you master it!