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Hi! I am here mostly to yell about my favorite programming language: Haxe. I also like Zig and Elixir currently.
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Comment · 2 years ago
I can't speak for everyone, but the main thing for me is how hard it can be to get PRs in Haxe sister projects merged (i.e haxelib and Hashlink). Typically pinging one of the main developers works out. I heard that Shiro Games has sponsored a developer to work on Hashlink full-time, not sure on if they are working on it right now.
Comment · 2 years ago
Haxe is my favorite programming language. I recommend hanging out in the Discord, the community is quite active! We have had new frameworks like Ceramic [0] popping up and one of the (imo) best UI libraries: HaxeUI [0] be continuously developed. There is a bit of unrest on the future of Haxe, but I have seen development pick back up recently.
[0] https://ceramic-engine.com/ [1] https://github.com/haxeui/haxeui-core
Comment · 3 years ago
It is very alive! The Discord is where most of us hang out, but there are quite a lot of new stuff to mess around with and use :). Check out...
Comment · 4 years ago
If you are new to the Haxe or game development world I would advise against Heaps as the documentation is pretty bare bones. Haxeflixel [0] is one that is prominently recommended for good reason. Heaps is still great regardless and I have used it for a few private projects.
[0] https://haxeflixel.com/
Comment · 4 years ago
It is Heaps, yes. Both Heaps and Haxe were created by the same creator (who also owns Shiro Games). Although, I would advise against Heaps for people who are new to game development as it is relatively undocumented.
Comment · 4 years ago
Another interesting thing to look at is the Haxe ecosystem which this game is using. It is a fantastic language for those who have not used it.
Comment · 5 years ago
What about Mega?