Async/await in web browser or in node.js?

Question

Is there any attempt to bring async/await feature from C# 5.0 to any language which can be compiled to JavaScript (such as CoffeScript)? (So it can be used

Answer 1

Yes there is, and you don't even need to compile it, because it is just a simple JavaScript library.

One of my projects called sharpnr.js has the aim to extend JavaScript with great features of C# (and .NET of course) like await/async, or LINQ.

The library is currently in beta, but it's stable and supports almost every statement (for example loops, switch, if), and works well with existing libraries (like jQuery).

The await/async syntax is almost identical to the C# version:

var getAsync = async(function(url) {
  var result = await; $.get(url);
  $("#test").html(result);
});
getAsync("http://www.sharpnrjs.com");

Working example on jsfiddle.

You can download the library from github.