JavaScript VS CoffeeScript

example1-readable.coffee

    # Generate
    generate: (next) ->
        # Check
        if DocPad.genetating then return
        else DocPad.generating = true

        # Continue
        path.exists DocPad.options.srcPath, (exists) ->
            # Check
            if not exists then throw Error 'Cannot generate website as the src dir was not found'

            # Continue
            util.rmdir DocPad.options.outPath, ->
                DocPad.generateClean -> <<
                DocPad.generateParse -> <<
                DocPad.generateRelations -> <<
                DocPad.generateRender -> << 
                DocPad.generateWrite ->
                    console.log 'Website Generated'
                    DocPad.generating = false
                    if next then next()

example1-readable.js

    /**
     * Generate the Static Website
     * 1. Clean the Database
     * 2. Parse the Source files
     * 3. Render the Source Files
     */
    generate: function(next) {
        if (DocPad.generating)
            return;
        DocPad.generating = true;

        path.exists(DocPad.options.srcPath, function(exists) {
            if (!exists)
                throw new Error('Cannot generate website as the src path does not exist, run: docpad skeleton');

            util.rmdir(DocPad.options.outPath,function() {
                DocPad.generateClean(function() {
                DocPad.generateParse(function() {
                DocPad.generateRelations(function() {
                DocPad.generateRender(function() {
                DocPad.generateWrite(function() {
                    console.log('Website Generated');
                    DocPad.generating = false;

                    if (typeof next != 'undefined')
                        next();
                }) }) }) }) })
            });
        });
    },

example1.coffee

    # Generate
    generate: (next) ->
        # Check
        if DocPad.genetating then return
        else DocPad.generating = true

        # Continue
        path.exists DocPad.options.srcPath, (exists) ->
            # Check
            if not exists then throw Error 'Cannot generate website as the src dir was not found'

            # Continue
            util.rmdir DocPad.options.outPath, ->
                DocPad.generateClean ->
                    DocPad.generateParse ->
                        DocPad.generateRelations ->
                            DocPad.generateRender ->
                                DocPad.generateWrite ->
                                    console.log 'Website Generated'
                                    DocPad.generating = false
                                    if next then next()

example1.js

    /**
     * Generate the Static Website
     * 1. Clean the Database
     * 2. Parse the Source files
     * 3. Render the Source Files
     */
    generate: function(next){
        if ( DocPad.generating ) return;
        DocPad.generating = true;
        path.exists(DocPad.options.srcPath,function(exists){
            if ( !exists ) {
                throw new Error('Cannot generate website as the src path does not exist, run: docpad skeleton');
            }
            else {
                util.rmdir(DocPad.options.outPath,function(){
                    DocPad.generateClean(function(){
                        DocPad.generateParse(function(){
                            DocPad.generateRelations(function(){
                                DocPad.generateRender(function(){
                                    DocPad.generateWrite(function(){
                                        console.log('Website Generated');
                                        DocPad.generating = false;
                                        if ( next ) next();
                                    })
                                })
                            })
                        })
                    })
                });
            }
        });
    },