jashkenas/coffee-script — comment on commit 1018c513595fc64a96d619251544590da949c524
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By jashkenas:

Our classes have grown fancier over time. Before they were little more than `.prototype = object literal` ... now, they're fully executable, with `super` tricks, static "inheritance" (via copying), named constructors, etc etc. This is just a bit of a further progression towards making them comfy.

It wasn't a strong change of heart -- I liked the previous ticket a lot as well ... just trying to weigh the cost/benefit.