[bbarthel]

My problem is that I want a comparison of syntax so I can see exactly how Coffeescript is an improvement over the equivalent Javascript.

When I visit the site and I see a table with CoffeeScript on one side and Javascript on the other, my brain sees just enough to verify that the expected elements are all there before it says, "Yep - there is the comparison you wanted".

So while it does clearly state that the JavaScript is the output of the tool, my brain has already decided that it is exactly what I was expecting, and it takes me a second to re-adjust my thoughts.

Ironically, if the output looked less "normal" I probably wouldn't have the same problem, but it is formatted nicely and is good enough that subconsciously my brain tells me "equivalent syntax" and not "compiler output".

[grannyg00se]

My problem is that I don't find the javascript on the main comparison page to be all that bad.

It doesn't do enough to warrant learning the abstraction syntax.