Who This Book Is For

If you’re interested in learning CoffeeScript, you’ve come to the right place! However, because CoffeeScript is so closely linked to JavaScript, there are really two languages running through this book—and not enough pages to teach you both. Therefore, I’m going to assume that you know some JavaScript.

You don’t have to be John “JavaScript Ninja” Resig. In fact, if you’re only an amateur JavaScripter, great! You’ll learn a lot about JavaScript as you go through this book. Check the footnotes for links to additional resources that I recommend. If you’re new to programming entirely, you should definitely check out Eloquent JavaScript [Hav11], which is also available in an interactive online format.[7] If you’ve dabbled a ...

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