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CoffeeScript

programming language which compiles to JavaScript
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CoffeeScript

Summary

CoffeeScript is a programming language[1]. CoffeeScript ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,528 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as off-side rule language[4].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as file format[5].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as source-to-source compiler[6].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as JavaScript library[7].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[8].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as imperative programming[9].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as functional programming[10].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as aspect-oriented programming[11].
  • CoffeeScript's instance of is recorded as prototype-based programming[12].
  • CoffeeScript's founder is recorded as Jeremy Ashkenas[13].
  • CoffeeScript's developer is recorded as Jeremy Ashkenas[14].
  • CoffeeScript's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[15].
  • CoffeeScript's programmed in is recorded as CoffeeScript[16].
  • CoffeeScript's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[17].
  • CoffeeScript's designed by is recorded as Jeremy Ashkenas[18].
  • CoffeeScript's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[19].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 1.10.0[20].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[21].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0[22].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.1[23].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[24].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[25].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.2[26].
  • CoffeeScript's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.3[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[3], off-side rule language[4], file format[5], source-to-source compiler[6], JavaScript library[7], and multi-paradigm programming language[8].

Why It Matters

CoffeeScript ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,528 views/month).[2] CoffeeScript has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] CoffeeScript is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

CoffeeScript has been cited as an influence by TypeScript[30], a programming language[31], founded in 2012[32]; ECMAScript[33], a programming language specification[34], founded in 1997[35]; and LiveScript[36], a programming language[37], founded in 2011[38].

FAQs

Who did CoffeeScript influence?

CoffeeScript has been cited as an influence by TypeScript[30], ECMAScript[33], and LiveScript[36].

Related Entities

CoffeeScript cross-platform JavaScript Jeremy Ashkenas LiveScript MoonScript multi-paradigm programming language programming language Python TypeScript

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · Mfchris84 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gnd id → 1024253023
    Depends on software → Q2005
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P227]]: 1024253023"
  2. 6w ago · Immanuelle · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in → CoffeeScript, Q2005
    Product or material produced → Q2005
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P277]]: [[Q2005]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787018095231"
  3. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Typing discipline → —
    Homebrew formula name → —
    Open hub id → coffeescript
    Github topic → —
    + 91 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007585904005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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