diff --git a/lib-js/coffee-script.js b/lib-js/coffee-script.js
index 99889dd8..0f1e2e22 100644
--- a/lib-js/coffee-script.js
+++ b/lib-js/coffee-script.js
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 (function(){
-  var File = require('file');
+
+  // This (javascript) file is generated from lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.cs Executes the `coffee-script` Ruby program to convert from CoffeeScript
+  // to Javascript. Eventually this will hopefully happen entirely within JS. Require external dependencies.
   var OS = require('os');
+  var File = require('file');
+  var Readline = require('readline');
+  // The path to the CoffeeScript Compiler.
+  var coffeePath = File.path(module.path).dirname().dirname().join('bin', 'coffee-script');
+  // Our general-purpose error handler.
+  var checkForErrors = function(coffeeProcess) {
+    if (coffeeProcess.wait() === 0) {
+      return true;
+    }
+    system.stderr.print(coffeeProcess.stderr.read());
+    throw new Error("coffee-script compile error");
+  };
+  // Run a simple REPL, round-tripping to the CoffeeScript compiler for every
+  // command.
   exports.run = function(args) {
     args.shift();
     if (args.length) {
@@ -9,7 +25,7 @@
     while (true) {
       try {
         system.stdout.write('cs> ').flush();
-        var result = exports.cs_eval(require('readline').readline());
+        var result = exports.evalCS(Readline.readline());
         if (result !== undefined) {
           print(result);
         }
@@ -18,34 +34,25 @@
       }
     }
   };
-  // executes the coffee-script Ruby program to convert from CoffeeScript to Objective-J.
-  // eventually this will hopefully be replaced by a JavaScript program.
-  var coffeePath = File.path(module.path).dirname().dirname().join('bin', 'coffee-script');
+  // Compile a given CoffeeScript file into JavaScript.
   exports.compileFile = function(path) {
     var coffee = OS.popen([coffeePath, "--print", "--no-wrap", path]);
-    if (coffee.wait() !== 0) {
-      system.stderr.print(coffee.stderr.read());
-      throw new Error("coffee-script compile error");
-    }
+    checkForErrors(coffee);
     return coffee.stdout.read();
   };
+  // Compile a string of CoffeeScript into JavaScript.
   exports.compile = function(source) {
     var coffee = OS.popen([coffeePath, "--eval", "--no-wrap"]);
     coffee.stdin.write(source).flush().close();
-    if (coffee.wait() !== 0) {
-      system.stderr.print(coffee.stderr.read());
-      throw new Error("coffee-script compile error");
-    }
+    checkForErrors(coffee);
     return coffee.stdout.read();
   };
-  // these two functions are equivalent to objective-j's objj_eval/make_narwhal_factory.
-  // implemented as a call to coffee and objj_eval/make_narwhal_factory
-  exports.cs_eval = function(source) {
-    init();
+  // Evaluating a string of CoffeeScript first compiles it externally.
+  exports.evalCS = function(source) {
     return eval(exports.compile(source));
   };
-  exports.make_narwhal_factory = function(path) {
-    init();
+  // Make a factory for the CoffeeScript environment.
+  exports.makeNarwhalFactory = function(path) {
     var code = exports.compileFile(path);
     var factoryText = "function(require,exports,module,system,print){" + code + "/**/\n}";
     if (system.engine === "rhino") {
@@ -55,10 +62,4 @@
       return eval("(" + factoryText + ")");
     }
   };
-  var init = function() {
-    // make sure it's only done once
-    init = function() {
-    };
-    return init;
-  };
 })();
diff --git a/lib-js/coffee-script/loader.js b/lib-js/coffee-script/loader.js
index e0ec9d9d..6e08cd61 100644
--- a/lib-js/coffee-script/loader.js
+++ b/lib-js/coffee-script/loader.js
@@ -1,23 +1,20 @@
 (function(){
+
+  // This (javascript) file is generated from lib/coffee_script/narwhal/loader.cs
   var coffeescript = null;
-  var CoffeeScriptLoader = function() {
-    var loader = {
-    };
-    var factories = {
-    };
-    loader.reload = function(topId, path) {
-      coffeescript = coffeescript || require('coffee-script');
-      // print("loading objective-j: " + topId + " (" + path + ")");
-      factories[topId] = coffeescript.make_narwhal_factory(path);
-      return factories[topId];
-    };
-    loader.load = function(topId, path) {
-      if (!(factories.hasOwnProperty(topId))) {
-        loader.reload(topId, path);
-      }
-      return factories[topId];
-    };
-    return loader;
+  var factories = {
   };
-  require.loader.loaders.unshift([".cs", CoffeeScriptLoader()]);
+  var loader = {
+    // Reload the coffee-script environment from source.
+    reload: function(topId, path) {
+      coffeescript = coffeescript || require('coffee-script');
+      factories[topId] = coffeescript.makeNarwhalFactory(path);
+      return factories[topId];
+    },
+    // Ensure that the coffee-script environment is loaded.
+    load: function(topId, path) {
+      return factories[topId] = factories[topId] || this.reload(topId, path);
+    }
+  };
+  require.loader.loaders.unshift([".cs", loader]);
 })();
diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.cs b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.cs
index ca868779..09706312 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.cs
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.cs
@@ -1,8 +1,24 @@
 # This (javascript) file is generated from lib/coffee_script/narwhal/coffee-script.cs
 
-File: require('file')
-OS:   require('os')
+# Executes the `coffee-script` Ruby program to convert from CoffeeScript
+# to Javascript. Eventually this will hopefully happen entirely within JS.
 
+# Require external dependencies.
+OS:       require('os')
+File:     require('file')
+Readline: require('readline')
+
+# The path to the CoffeeScript Compiler.
+coffeePath: File.path(module.path).dirname().dirname().join('bin', 'coffee-script')
+
+# Our general-purpose error handler.
+checkForErrors: coffeeProcess =>
+  return true if coffeeProcess.wait() is 0
+  system.stderr.print(coffeeProcess.stderr.read())
+  throw new Error("coffee-script compile error").
+
+# Run a simple REPL, round-tripping to the CoffeeScript compiler for every
+# command.
 exports.run: args =>
   args.shift()
   return require(File.absolute(args[0])) if args.length
@@ -10,54 +26,34 @@ exports.run: args =>
   while true
     try
       system.stdout.write('cs> ').flush()
-      result: exports.cs_eval(require('readline').readline())
+      result: exports.evalCS(Readline.readline())
       print(result) if result isnt undefined
     catch e
       print(e)...
 
-# executes the coffee-script Ruby program to convert from CoffeeScript to Objective-J.
-# eventually this will hopefully be replaced by a JavaScript program.
-coffeePath: File.path(module.path).dirname().dirname().join('bin', 'coffee-script')
-
+# Compile a given CoffeeScript file into JavaScript.
 exports.compileFile: path =>
   coffee: OS.popen([coffeePath, "--print", "--no-wrap", path])
-
-  if coffee.wait() isnt 0
-    system.stderr.print(coffee.stderr.read())
-    throw new Error("coffee-script compile error").
-
+  checkForErrors(coffee)
   coffee.stdout.read().
 
+# Compile a string of CoffeeScript into JavaScript.
 exports.compile: source =>
-    coffee: OS.popen([coffeePath, "--eval", "--no-wrap"])
+  coffee: OS.popen([coffeePath, "--eval", "--no-wrap"])
+  coffee.stdin.write(source).flush().close()
+  checkForErrors(coffee)
+  coffee.stdout.read().
 
-    coffee.stdin.write(source).flush().close()
+# Evaluating a string of CoffeeScript first compiles it externally.
+exports.evalCS: source =>
+  eval(exports.compile(source)).
 
-    if coffee.wait() isnt 0
-      system.stderr.print(coffee.stderr.read())
-      throw new Error("coffee-script compile error").
-
-    coffee.stdout.read().
-
-# these two functions are equivalent to objective-j's objj_eval/make_narwhal_factory.
-# implemented as a call to coffee and objj_eval/make_narwhal_factory
-exports.cs_eval: source =>
-    init()
-    eval(exports.compile(source)).
-
-exports.make_narwhal_factory: path =>
-    init()
+# Make a factory for the CoffeeScript environment.
+exports.makeNarwhalFactory: path =>
     code: exports.compileFile(path)
-
     factoryText: "function(require,exports,module,system,print){" + code + "/**/\n}"
-
     if system.engine is "rhino"
       Packages.org.mozilla.javascript.Context.getCurrentContext().compileFunction(global, factoryText, path, 0, null)
     else
       # eval requires parenthesis, but parenthesis break compileFunction.
       eval("(" + factoryText + ")")..
-
-
-init: =>
-  # make sure it's only done once
-  init: => ..
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/loader.cs b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/loader.cs
index 8928ed1c..a8942576 100644
--- a/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/loader.cs
+++ b/lib/coffee_script/narwhal/loader.cs
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 # This (javascript) file is generated from lib/coffee_script/narwhal/loader.cs
 
 coffeescript: null
+factories: {}
 
-CoffeeScriptLoader: =>
-  loader: {}
-  factories: {}
+loader: {
 
-  loader.reload: topId, path =>
+  # Reload the coffee-script environment from source.
+  reload: topId, path =>
     coffeescript ||: require('coffee-script')
-    # print("loading objective-j: " + topId + " (" + path + ")");
-    factories[topId]: coffeescript.make_narwhal_factory(path).
+    factories[topId]: coffeescript.makeNarwhalFactory(path).
 
-  loader.load: topId, path =>
-    loader.reload(topId, path) unless factories.hasOwnProperty(topId)
-    factories[topId].
+  # Ensure that the coffee-script environment is loaded.
+  load: topId, path =>
+    factories[topId] ||: this.reload(topId, path).
 
-  loader.
+}
 
-require.loader.loaders.unshift([".cs", CoffeeScriptLoader()])
+require.loader.loaders.unshift([".cs", loader])