# Is it better for Discourse to use JavaScript or CoffeeScript?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-better-for-discourse-to-use-javascript-or-coffeescript/3153>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [February 15, 2013, 1:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-better-for-discourse-to-use-javascript-or-coffeescript/3153 "2013-02-15T13:34:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/is-it-better-for-discourse-to-use-javascript-or-coffeescript/3153/33 "2013-02-19T22:26:39Z")

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Some of my pet annoyances

```coffeescript
foo = bar ->
  ""

```

```javascript
var foo;

foo = bar(function() {
  return "";
});

```

* * *

```coffeescript
foo = bar->
  ""

```

no compily

* * *

```coffeescript
foo=(bar)->
  ""

```

```javascript
var foo;

foo = function(bar) {
  return "";
};

```

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