Hi Chad, While I haven't had the chance to play around with Haxe yet, I do understand what it is Nicolas is going for when creating this language. The idea is that you can use one nicely thought out language for both the client-side development (in your case Flash) as well as the server-side. The thing that changes is the libraries for each of the environments. It's really quite a clever idea and I hope it gets some traction. I know that I spend my time switching back and forth between Java and AS2 all day, and it would be nice to work with just one syntax.
I'm not sure if there are many functional advantages over using Haxe versus Ruby on Rails or PHP. But, apparently it's a lot nicer to code in than ActionScript (in fact it uses some of the features that Ruby has). I know that Nicolas would be able to cover the language features better than me. Haxe, is still new and finding ISPs that will host it might be a problem. Obviously PHP is a good choice if you need a lot of flexibility in finding cheap hosting situations. Anyway, I hope that helps. -Chris On 3/23/06, Chad Royer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > thanks, but at first glance I can't see what advantages haxe might > have over ror... really it looks like it'd be just as easy to write > PHP as it is to write haxe. When comparing to RoR, it's oop > structure, db migration abilities, and being able to get so much from > just typing "scaffold," I can't say haxe is nearly as attractive. > I'm not a hard-core coder type, I'm more of a designer with enough > coding skills to get it done, and my head hurts from having to learn > new languages every week. So without getting away from my original > question, I'd also like to hear some explanation of just exactly what > haxe/neko can do that I can't do with ror, or just actionscript and php. > > thanks again, > chad > > > On Mar 23, 2006, at 9:00 AM, flashcoders- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 17:01:58 -0000 > > From: "Lee McColl-Sylvester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: RE: [Flashcoders] Using Flash with Ruby on Rails > > To: "Flashcoders mailing list" <[email protected]> > > Message-ID: > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > group.local> > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > I'll use this time to plug haXe / neko. Well, haXe includes neko. > > Using this amazing new system, you can build your swf's and build the > > website backend for the functionality. haXe and Neko are open source > > and although very small, they are also very very fast and feature > > rich. > > Plus, the dependencies for haXe / Neko are minimal compared to Ruby, > > Python or PHP. As for the data transport, you can use XML calls to > > and > > from, though a much more robust remoting is due in the future. Trust > > me, learn it now and be at the forefront. > > > > Look at www.haxe.org and www.nekovm.org > > > > Lee > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chad > > Royer > > Sent: 23 March 2006 16:49 > > To: Flashcoders mailing list > > Subject: [Flashcoders] Using Flash with Ruby on Rails > > > > Hi All, > > > > Was considering ruby on rails as a backend platform for flash apps, > > as it seems much quicker to set up database/sql transactions than > > using PHP. I have some little experience with PHP, but I'm at the > > point where I pretty much need to relearn it or pick something else, > > so I thought now might be a good time to check out RoR. I haven't > > been able to find much information at all about how Flash/AS2 might > > communicate with a Ruby on Rails app. One person suggested a couple > > of javascript implementations, but I'd prefer to avoid javascript if > > I can. Has anybody had any experience/success using these together, > > or should I just stick with PHP? > > > > thanks in advance, > > chad > > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
