@rvagg fun aside, coffeescript is great. js isn't going to turn into it, but js shouldn't stagnate. users want lighter syntax, i took a shot

http://twitter.com/#!/BrendanEich/status/7702450899259392


JQuery isn't AFAIK yet a translation layer, but you could be right. CoffeeScript is pretty awesome (so is underscore.js). If TC39 fails, I will be first to push for de jure standardization of any clear winner.
Right now TC39 has a chance to evolve JS in significant ways, and no prospect for switching out the whole surface language. Semantic gaps need filling. I'll blog more about this soon.
/be

http://www.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/eb3xt/so_you_kids_want_coffeescript_do_you_brendan_eich/
