gistfile1.js

//Working JS
var server = Connect.createServer(
                Connect.logger(),
                Connect.staticProvider(__dirname + '/public'),

                function(req, res) {
                        res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' });
                        res.write('Hello World');
                        res.end();
                }
                );

gistfile2.coffee

#coffee fails on the 2nd line with parse error: Unexpected 'PROPERTY_ACCESS'
server = Connect.createServer Connect.logger(), Connect.staticProvider(__dirname + '/public'),
                  (req, res) -> {
                          res.writeHead(200, { 'Content-Type': 'text/plain' })
                        res.write 'Hello World'
                        res.end()
                }