In my opinion it is not the light syntax that really minimizes typing, but rather the availability of features in the language that can afford higher level abstractions.
Light syntax is useful for readability. I like it when I don't have to end each line with a semicolon, because that's just noise meant to spoon-feed the compiler. However, I hate it when the grammar of the language leads to awful gotchas. And sometimes visual clues are useful, again for readability.
Light syntax is useful for readability. I like it when I don't have to end each line with a semicolon, because that's just noise meant to spoon-feed the compiler. However, I hate it when the grammar of the language leads to awful gotchas. And sometimes visual clues are useful, again for readability.
Since we are on the subject, I hate CoffeeScript.