[TrevorBurnham]

It's a false choice that's been presented many times: Learn CoffeeScript, or learn to do JavaScript right.

When I wrote the PragProg book on CoffeeScript (http://pragprog.com/book/tbcoffee/coffeescript), my aim from the start was to fill common gaps in JavaScripters' knowledge while introducing them to the new language. Brendan Eich himself said in his blurb for the book: "It helps readers become better JavaScripters in the process of learning CoffeeScript."

Far from distracting people from learning JavaScript properly, CoffeeScript is a terrific learning tool.