Over the last five years CoffeeScript has taken the web development world by storm. With the humble motto Its just JavaScript CoffeeScript provides all the power of the JavaScript language in a friendly and elegant package. This extensively revised and updated new edition includes an allnew project to demonstrate CoffeeScript in action both in the browser and on a Node.js server. Theres no faster way to learn to write a modern web application. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated to reflect the current state and features of CoffeeScript. Every chapter has been revised and refactored and new sections and a new chapter on testing have been added. If you already know JavaScript this book will make your transition to CoffeeScript easy. If youre new to JavaScript its a great place to start. New in this edition Automating setup with the Grunt task runner Using CoffeeScript classes with the Backbone framework Using CoffeeScripts simple callback syntax to interact with the Express framework A new chapter on clientside and serverside testing with Intern A new project that gives you handson experience with browserside and serverside CoffeeScript CoffeeScript is every bit as portable and effective as JavaScript. It aids development by adding a bevy of features such as classes splats list comprehensions and destructuring. These features make it easier to write clear readable code and by learning how these features work youll deepen your understand of JavaScript as well. This book is your complete guide to writing better JavaScript code faster.