gkz/LiveScript
LiveScript is a language which compiles to JavaScript. It has a straightforward mapping to JavaScript and allows you to write expressive code devoid of repetitive boilerplate. While LiveScript adds many features to assist in functional style programming, it also has many improvements for object oriented and imperative programming. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5327
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 911
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2371 stars · 156 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
LiveScript is a programming language that compiles to JavaScript, forked from Coco and indirectly descended from CoffeeScript. It offers expressive syntax with strong functional programming features alongside object-oriented and imperative improvements, distributed as an npm-installable compiler CLI.
Use cases
- compile a language to javascript
- write javascript without boilerplate
- functional programming syntax that compiles to js
- coffee-script alternative with more features
- transpile expressive code to javascript
- try a language in the browser with a repl
When to choose
- you want CoffeeScript-like syntax with stronger functional features like piping, comprehensions, and destructuring
- you prefer concise, expressive code that maps cleanly to readable JavaScript
- you want a mature language-to-JavaScript compiler with source map support
When to avoid
- your team needs a mainstream language with a large ecosystem and hiring pool
- you want modern ES features like TypeScript's static typing
- you need active rapid development rather than a stable, slowly maintained compiler
Facets
cli-tool · maturity maintenance
compiler programming-language cli developer-tools programming-languages compilers web-development frontend developer-tools cli cross-platform transpiler javascript coffeescript-descendant functional-programming livescript source-maps nodejs
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/gkz/LiveScript · fetched 2026-08-28 · 7bfbde0f8a81
- homepage: http://livescript.net · fetched 2026-08-29 · bca5ed6cc955
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gkz/LiveScript | main | 32 |
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