Coffeescript Idiomatic Timing Events

timing.coffee

inAbout = (n) -> new ->
  @milliseconds = (f) -> setTimeout f, n
  @seconds = (f) -> setTimeout f, n * 1000

every = (n) -> new ->
  @milliseconds = (f) -> setInterval f, n
  @seconds = (f) -> setInterval f, n * 1000

console.log "starting!"
inAbout(3).seconds ->
 console.log "waited 3 seconds."
console.log "waiting to have waited..."