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How to Install Coffeescript
Edited by Nathan Campos, Maniac
An article that will explain you how to install a fully featured CoffeeScript development environment on your machine. In this case Mac and Linux.
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Edit Steps
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1Install Node.js
- Mac: $ brew install node
- To install brew: $ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSLk https://gist.github.com/raw/323731/install_homebrew.rb)"
- Linux: # apt-get install node
Ad - Mac: $ brew install node
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2Install the Node Package Manager- $ curl http://npmjs.org/install.sh | sh
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3Finally install the CoffeeScript Compiler- $ npm install -g coffee-script
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4Install the plug-ins for your favorite editor(look at the tips) -
5You're good to go!Ad
Edit Tips
- If you're a TextMate user you might consider installing the CoffeeScript Bundle at http://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script-tmbundle
- For other text editors like Vim and Emacs https://github.com/jashkenas/coffee-script/wiki/Text-editor-plugins
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Edit Warnings
- Node.js don't have a Windows version at the time
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