Debugging CoffeeScript line-by-line

debugging coffeescript
Chris Dutrow picture Chris Dutrow · Jun 17, 2012 · Viewed 27.7k times · Source

Is there a way to debug CoffeeScript line-by-line?

I understand that it compiles into Javascript. But this sounds like it could make it a pain to debug.

Answer

Miguel Ping picture Miguel Ping · Oct 23, 2012

Update: there's currently a redesign of coffeescript compiler that generates source maps, which should enable you to debug your coffeescript in most recent versions of Google Chrome (18 and upwards I think).

I think it's not production-ready yet, but it's worth mentioning.

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