# It's time to learn CoffeeScript

DevFeed: [It's time to learn CoffeeScript](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/it-s-time-to-learn-coffeescript-21164.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://juri.dev/blog/2012/08/its-time-to-learn-coffeescript/>)

Published: 2012-08-25T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Juri Strumpflohner](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/juri-strumpflohner.md>)

Topics: [Tutorial](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/tutorial.md>), [JavaScript](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/javascript.md>), [jQuery](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/jquery.md>)

Tags: [examples](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/examples.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [learn](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/learn.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>)

## AI overview

A tutorial based on notes and examples from a Fluent Conference 2012 talk introduces CoffeeScript. It covers setup and installation, compilation, variables, functions, optional parameters, jQuery usage, conditionals, and operators.

## Source excerpt

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