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CoffeeScript-like language written in Python

Are there any languages targeting JavaScript (like CoffeeScript) and written in Python? I found Pyjamas , but it’s GWT of Python as I see. I want a language that doesn’t need heavy runtime library and is able to be compiled to JavaScript. I found Mascara also, and it very satisfies my requirements except it’s license. CoffeeScript is ideal for me except it’s written in CoffeeScript itself. I have to compile [CoffeeScript-like language] source codes into JavaScript statically in Python application.

Why doesn"t Sun do a C# to Java byte code compiler?

We Want to Run Our C# Code on the JVM My company has a large C# code base. Well over half of this code is our core engine for creating, reading, modifying, calculating and writing Excel workbooks. We frequently get questions from customers and potential customers asking whether we are going to build a Java version of our engine - many of them are not at all interested in the UI. We even have a few customers who have taken the trouble to use our .NET library from their Java applications. So, we would like to build a Java version of our core engine, ideally without maintaining a separate Java source code base. Eric Sink described this problem very well. I am in a similar position except for the fact that our software license includes royalty free deployment, making Eric's choice of Mainsoft a nonstarter for us. I have been Googling the likes of "c# to jvm" every few months for several years now with no joy. Having spent ~7 years developing similar software for J