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It is good indeed to have a deep understanding of Javascript before using other tools.

I've never really cared for Coffeescript (because I felt like it brought very little at the cost of a very different syntax) but Typescript really improves my productivity.



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I do miss meaningful whitespace. It's my favorite thing about Python. Although I recognize it's not for everyone, and it's purely a matter of aesthetics and preference.

Yeah, I have been all-in on CoffeeScript until recently, and significant whitespace is one of its best features for me. It's a DRY issue.

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