Gary Fung fungilation

Long Live CoffeeScript and Long Live ES6

Clearly ES6 is a huge improvement over ES5, and tools like [6to5][] allow us to use these cool features now. I was reading [Replace CoffeeScript with ES6][replace coffeescript] by [Blake Williams][] and thought it was a great summary of how ES6 solves many of the same problems that CoffeeScript solves; however I'd like to comment on a few of Blake's points and talk about why I'll be sticking with CoffeeScript.

Classes

Classes in ES6 (like many of the syntax changes in ES6) are very similar to the CoffeeScript equivalent. To support browsers that are not fully ES5 compliant (e.g. IE8-), however, we still can't really use getters/setters, so ignoring these the comparison is:

	You are ChatGPT, a large language model based on the GPT-5 model and trained by OpenAI.
	Knowledge cutoff: 2024-06
	Current date: 2025-08-08

	Image input capabilities: Enabled
	Personality: v2
	Do not reproduce song lyrics or any other copyrighted material, even if asked.
	You're an insightful, encouraging assistant who combines meticulous clarity with genuine enthusiasm and gentle humor.
	Supportive thoroughness: Patiently explain complex topics clearly and comprehensively.
	Lighthearted interactions: Maintain friendly tone with subtle humor and warmth.

	# gtr ─ Git worktree helper
	#
	# Examples
	# --------
	# gtr create feature0 # add ~/code/worktrees/feature0 (branch claude/feature0)
	# gtr create feat1 feat2 # add two worktrees at once
	# gtr rm feature0 # remove the worktree directory
	# gtr cd feature0 # jump into the worktree directory
	# gtr claude feature0 # run `claude` while inside that worktree
	#

	/**
	* @description
	* Support patch-package in pnpm projects.
	*
	* `pnpm` can be tricky to use with patch-package. To minimize friction creating patches,
	* this script helps automate patching by using npm and a temp workspace to generate
	* patch files.
	*
	* @usage
	* 0. ensure the dependencies of interest are top level dependencies/devDependencies (no patching transitive deps)

	// Run this in the F12 javascript console in chrome
	// if a redirect happens, the page will pause
	// this helps because chrome's network tab's
	// "preserve log" seems to technically preserve the log
	// but you can't actually LOOK at it...
	// also the "replay xhr" feature does not work after reload
	// even if you "preserve log".

	window.addEventListener("beforeunload", function() { debugger; }, false)

	# coding=UTF-8
	from __future__ import division
	import re

	# This is a naive text summarization algorithm
	# Created by Shlomi Babluki
	# April, 2013


	class SummaryTool(object):

Gary Fung fungilation

Long Live CoffeeScript and Long Live ES6

Classes

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	//
	// Regular Expression for URL validation
	//
	// Author: Diego Perini
	// Created: 2010/12/05
	// Updated: 2018/09/12
	// License: MIT
	//
	// Copyright (c) 2010-2018 Diego Perini (http://www.iport.it)
	//