Show HN: Civet the CoffeeScript of TypeScript v0.4.20

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4 years ago

I've spent the past few months building a language that is 99% compatible with CoffeeScript and 99% compatible with TypeScript. Essentially a reimagined CoffeeScript for 2022 that finished ES6s partially completed features, adds TypeScript support, and keeps the niceties of CoffeeScript.

Example features:

- Const assignment shorthand

  user := getUser()
  ---
  const user = getUser()

- Parens optional and braceless nesting

  if x > 0
    return
  ---
  if (x > 0) {
    return
  }

- &fn shorthand

  nums.map &+1
  ---
  nums.map($=>$+1)

And a heck-ton more: https://github.com/DanielXMoore/Civet

A big milestone today: v0.4.20, parser hit 5kloc, and >666 tests.

Please share your thoughts, feelings, hopes, and dreams. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.

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