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		city41 on May 16, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Great CoffeeScript to Typescript Migration of ... I wonder if Dropbox devs would say CoffeeSctipt was a net negative. The authors mentioned how it made supporting IE11 easier for example.

arkanciscan on May 16, 2020 [–]

The devs that did it probably quit immediately after and started a consulting company where they advised all their clients on how to convert to coffeescript too

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