how should I chain function call in coffeescript

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I like coffeescript. Lots of web devs that write ruby all day like coffeescript. tbh I think coffeescript is worth it just to never have to write "function(){..." or "this." again. It's also worth it for its free OOP features. It will have quirks, like what you see here, but I have hit these pain points and still love it.

You took the editorialized title bait.

Maybe it's because I never did Ruby then.

Beyond the title bait, since you have to know JS quirks anyway, and since CoffeeScript adds its own burden (like in the link), I really don't see the point of using it.

Also, the 'function' keyword is a very visible marker when I read code and this has became unconscious. I now believe that the quantity of code you write doesn't matter: readability matters most.

I like CoffeeScript a lot actually. It seems to me that in some circumstances JavaScript is a new assembly language. Just because it is the native language of the runtime environment doesn't mean that it is the best tool for a programmer who is working to solve a particular, complex problem using it.

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