The content envisions a hypothetical programming language called “TypedScript,” merging the elegance of CoffeeScript with TypeScript’s type safety. It advocates for optional types, clean syntax, aggressive type inference, and elegance in generics, while maintaining CoffeeScript’s aesthetic. The idea remains theoretical, noting practical challenges with adoption in the current ecosystem.
Month: December 2025
A Love Letter to CoffeeScript and HAML: When Rails Frontend Development Was Pure Joy
The author reflects on the nostalgia of older coding practices, specifically with Ruby on Rails, CoffeeScript, and HAML. They appreciate the simplicity, conciseness, and readability of these technologies compared to modern alternatives like TypeScript. While acknowledging TypeScript’s superiority in type safety, they express a longing for the elegant developer experience of the past.