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CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development--New from Pragmatic Bookshelf

Raleigh, NC--CoffeeScript is JavaScript done right. It provides all of JavaScript's functionality
wrapped in a cleaner, more succinct syntax. "CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development"
(Pragmatic Bookshelf, $29.00 USD) is the first book on this exciting new language.

CoffeeScript guru Trevor Burnham shows you how to hold onto all the power and flexibility of
JavaScript while writing clearer, cleaner, and safer code. You'll get a thorough introduction to
this new language, starting from the basics. You'll learn to use time-saving features like list
comprehensions and splats, organize your code into modules with extensible classes, and see how to
deploy your work to multiple environments. Each chapter is example-driven and includes challenging
exercises to push your CoffeeScript know-how further.

Through the course of the book, you'll build a fast-paced multiplayer word game, writing both the
client (with jQuery) and server (with Node.js) in CoffeeScript. And because the two languages are
so deeply intertwined, you'll deepen your understanding of JavaScript along the way.

CoffeeScript makes it easier than ever to write powerful, standards-compliant JavaScript code. This
book lets you start doing it today.

Available in epub, mobi, and PDF direct from the publisher and in paperback from fine bookstores
worldwide.

Advance Praise
David Heinemeier Hansson, Creator, Rails, says:
"It's hard to imagine a new web application today that doesn't make heavy use of JavaScript, but if
you're used to something like Ruby, it feels like a significant step down to deal with JavaScript,
more of a chore than a joy. Enter CoffeeScript: a pre-compiler that removes all the unnecessary
verbosity of JavaScript and simply makes it a pleasure to write and read. Go, go, Coffee! This book
is a great introduction to the world of CoffeeScript."

Brendan Eich, Creator, JavaScript says:
"This book helps readers become better JavaScripters in the process of learning CoffeeScript.
What's more, it's a blast to read, especially if you are new to CoffeeScript and ready to learn."

Sam Stephenson, Programmer, Creator of Prototype JavaScript framework says:
"'CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development' is an excellent guide to CoffeeScript from one
of the community's most esteemed members. It'll help you get up to speed with the language in no
time, whether you write code that runs in the browser or on the server. Trevor's book belongs on
every CoffeeScript developer's shelf."

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About the Author
Trevor Burnham is a full-stack web developer with a passion for new technologies. He is the founder
of DataBraid, a startup developing scientific computing tools that support remote collaboration.
When on Twitter, he goes by @TrevorBurnham and @CoffeeScript. When offline, he's usually in
Cambridge, MA.

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CoffeeScript: Accelerated JavaScript Development
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