Coffeescript: Clean, Fresh Brew Without The Headache

We've seen CoffeeScript (http://coffeescript.org/) show up a couple of times in our past meetups - just out of the blue. What that heck? Why is it showing up in our Javascript meetup? Well, as it turns out "CoffeeScript is Javascript" and Greg Morrison will explain to us why. Coffeescript embodies a set of Javascript best practices, and understanding them will be beneficial even if you don't plan on using Coffeescript.

Greg plans to cover the following, and more

Coffeescript History/Background Tour of the command line interface Syntax rundown and side-by-side comparison with Javascript output (focusing on the more important facets of the language) Web app/browser demo Lightning Talks

Once again, we will open the floor for lightning talks. Help out your comrades by sharing great resources, tips, gotchas, and anything else you think would be helpful for Javascript developers. Free books for the first three lightning talkers!