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Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python)

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From Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com>
Date 2012-02-02 12:12 -0500
Subject Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python)
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On Thu, Feb 2, 2012 at 11:30 AM, Paul  Moore <p.f.moore@gmail.com> wrote:
> Isn't CoffeeScript just a compiler to convert a cleaner syntax into
> Javascript? If so, why would you need such a thing for Python, where
> the syntax is already clean and simple? :-)

Coffeescript is a more functional syntax. On that note, Python isn't
as functional as it could be.

e.g. the "Python Coffeescript" could add pattern matching or TCO or something.

-- Devin

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SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Michal Hantl <michal.hantl@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 06:09 -0800
  Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Paul  Moore <p.f.moore@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 08:30 -0800
    Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 12:12 -0500
    Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Michal Hantl <michal.hantl@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 12:23 -0800
      Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) "bruno.desthuilliers@gmail.com" <bruno.desthuilliers@gmail.com> - 2012-02-03 04:03 -0800
  Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) andrea crotti <andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 22:53 +0000
  Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-02-02 18:19 -0700
    Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Matej Cepl <mcepl@redhat.com> - 2012-02-03 11:42 +0100
      Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-02-06 19:52 -0800
  Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-02-03 13:51 +1100
  Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Nathan Rice <nathan.alexander.rice@gmail.com> - 2012-02-03 09:08 -0500
  Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-02-03 11:20 -0500
  Re: SnakeScript? (CoffeeScript for Python) andrea crotti <andrea.crotti.0@gmail.com> - 2012-02-03 17:24 +0000

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