1.
Introducing haXe
Software Freedom Day HK 2011
Andy Li
blog.onthewings.net

2.
what is haXe?
● opensource
● programming language
● compiler
● multi-target! compiling to:
○ Flash(swf)
○ AS3
○ JS
○ PHP
○ C++
○ Neko
○ Java
○ C# demo: HaXenstein

3.
haXe programming language
Test.hx
● ECMAScript-like
○ similar to AS3/JS
● type system: strong + dynamic
● OOP (and FP!)

4.
haXe programming language
Test.hx
● type inference
● iterator
● generic type

5.
haXe programming language
● inlining
● enum
● metadata
● macros
● remoting
● ORM (SPOD)
● ...

6.
haXe tools
● haXe compiler
○ VERY fast
○ code-completion API for IDE integration
● haxelib
○ opensource library packaging tool
○ eg. haxelib install project-name

7.
haXe libraries

8.
NME
http://www.haxenme.org/
haxelib install nme
● Neko Media Engine
● Flash-API for C++/Neko target
● desktop
○ Windows
○ Mac
○ Linux
● mobile
○ iOS
○ Android
○ WebOS

9.
Jeash
http://jeash.com/
haxelib install jeash
● Flash-API for JS target
● using HTML5 (canvas)

10.
hxOpenFrameworks
http://github.com/andyli/hxOpenFrameworks
haxelib install hxOpenFrameworks
● openFramework binding for C++ target
● for creative coding, eg. generative art, installation art
● desktop only at the moment
○ Windows
○ Mac
○ Linux

11.
HxSL
● haXe Shader Language
● using haXe macros & metadata
● compiles to AGAL for Flash 11
● probably compiles to GLSL/HLSL soon
● HxSL Studio

12.
FAQ

13.
performance?
● Evaluating spritesheet animations on mobile
NME(haXe/C++) vs Corona(Lua) vs Flash/Air(AS3)
● Multi-Language-Bench
haXe/C++ vs C++ vs Java
● AS3 vs haXe performance
benchmark with animated fractal
● More HTML5 & HaXe Speed Tests
haXe/JS is faster than plain JS!?

14.
target platform libraries?
● Flash
○ RobotLegs (RobotHaxe)
○ GTween (GTweenHX)
○ Actuate
○ Flixel (Flixel-Haxe / HaxeFlixel)
○ FlashPunk (HaxePunk)
○ CasaLib (CasaHx)
● C++
○ wxWidgets(waxe)

15.
target platform libraries?
● JS
○ jQuery (both as 3rd party and core)
○ Dojo Toolkit (bdog-dojo)
○ Modernizr (haXe-modernizr)
○ Node.js (bdog-node)
○ Titanium (desktop / mobile)
○ RaphaëlJS (raphaelExtern)

16.
IDE?
● FlashDevelop
● FDT
● more...

17.
community?
● mailing list
○ top haXe devs
● Twitter
○ #haxe
● blogs
○ a list of them
○ haXe roundup

18.
Question?