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Convert all Coffeescript to ES6

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#2,884 opened on Oct 1, 2016

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❌ to the ☕ script! ES6 is cleaner, more modern, and has a much more reliable linter—plus, people know how to read it—so we want to convert everything in the codebase. Most of the code is already there, but there are still specs written in Coffee.

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Research direction
Find all CoffeeScript files in the spec directory, convert them to ES6 JavaScript, and ensure all tests pass.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Refactor
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2
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Half day
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Stale
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Clear
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80