[d4tocchini]

Likewise, I care not for, nor to learn, PHP, Ruby, Java, Python etc., but I can understand whatever I need to.

If you're a half-way decent js dev, it's hard to believe CoffeeScript could be a cognitive stumbling block for you. Inferring custom baked inheritance in js libraries surely is more difficult.

Of course CS isn't for everyone, but a hard stance that a CS lib can't be considered 'JavaScript' seems more of a political stonewalling than an intelligent conversation. But, I've come to expect such thorny defenses cultivated by a coterie of stern acolytes who have devoted themselves to a particular flavor of programming.