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From: Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Feb 2012 12:12:33 -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