CoffeeScript vs. PureScript vs. TaffyDB vs. Textastic Comparison Chart

Underneath that awkward Java-esque patina, JavaScript has always had a gorgeous heart. CoffeeScript is an attempt to expose the good parts of JavaScript in a simple way. The golden rule of CoffeeScript is: “It’s just JavaScript.” The code compiles one-to-one into the equivalent JS, and there is no interpretation at runtime. You can use any existing JavaScript library seamlessly from CoffeeScript (and vice-versa). The compiled output is readable, pretty printed, and tends to run as fast or faster than the equivalent handwritten JavaScript. Most modern JavaScript features that CoffeeScript supports can run natively in Node 7.6+, meaning that Node can run CoffeeScript’s output without any further processing required. This list may be incomplete, and excludes versions of Node that support newer features behind flags; please refer to node.green for full details. You can run the tests in your browser to see what your browser supports.

​TaffyDB is an open source JavaScript library that brings powerful database functionality into your JavaScript applications. It offers a small file size with extremely fast queries and a powerful JavaScript-centric data selection engine. TaffyDB includes database-inspired features such as count, update, and insert, and provides robust cross-browser support. It is easily extended with your own functions and is compatible with any DOM library, as well as server-side JavaScript. Creating a database is straightforward, you can create a new empty database, a database with a single object, an array, or a JSON string. Once you have a database, you can run queries against it by calling the root function and building filter objects. TaffyDB allows you to filter using the database name and object comparison, access data easily, and modify data on the fly. You can also use functions to give you full control over the results of your query.