According to Wikipedia: Haxe also includes platform-specific API, but as of 2012, it only supports a subset of the functionality available in each platform[5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haxe#cite_note-hapi-5>, with only the Flash platform API fully usable.
On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:32 AM, Gordon Smith <gosm...@adobe.com> wrote: > > Haxe is a C++ "like" language. It is not ActionScript, JavaScript, etc. > > It looks more like ActionScript than C++ to me. Below is an example from > http://haxe.org/doc/snip/newtonmethod . Note that variable declarations > are > > var f0:Float > > not > > Float f0; > > - Gordon > > class Newton{ > > public static function main(){ > > neko.Lib.println("Enter Starting Point"); > var x0 : Float = Std.parseFloat(neko.Sys.stdin().readLine()); > > neko.Lib.println("How Many Iterations?"); > var count : Int = Std.parseInt(neko.Sys.stdin().readLine()); > > // Initialization of variables > var f0 : Float; > var df0 : Float; > var p0 : Float; > var p1 : Float; > > p0=x0; // Initial guess at x0 > > for(i in 0...count) > > { > > f0=x0*x0-401; // f(x) = x^2-401 or evaluate sqrt(401) > df0=2*x0; // f'(x) = 2x (derivative of f(x)) > > p1=p0-(f0/df0); // p1=p0-(f(x)/f'(x)) Newton's Method Here > > neko.Lib.println("p1 = " + p1); > p0=p1; //switch variables for next iteration > x0=p1; //switch variables for next iteration > > } > } > }ess at x0 > > for(i in 0...count) > > { > > f0=x0*x0-401; // f(x) = x^2-401 or evaluate sqrt(401) > df0=2*x0; // f'(x) = 2x (derivative of f(x)) > > p1=p0-(f0/df0); // p1=p0-(f(x)/f'(x)) Newton's Method Here > > neko.Lib.println("p1 = " + p1); > p0=p1; //switch variables for next iteration > x0=p1; //switch variables for next iteration > > } > } > } > > -----Original Message----- > From: Nicholas Kwiatkowski [mailto:nicho...@spoon.as] > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 9:31 AM > To: flex-dev@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Re: Flex 5 in haxe > > On Fri, Nov 16, 2012 at 8:17 AM, Justin Mclean <jus...@classsoftware.com > >wrote: > > > > > I only know a little about Haxe. Could you comment on what would be > > required (in terms of skills and effort) to port Flex to Haxe? I know > > it's ActionScript like but is missing a few features that Flex may be > using? > > Other than compiling to multiple targets does it have any other > > significant advantages? Any idea if there are likely to be major > > performance issues due to the fact that Flex is reasonably complex and > designed for the Flash VM? > > > > Haxe is a C++ "like" language. It is not ActionScript, JavaScript, etc. > It would be a complete re-write of everything we currently already know > and use. > > Haxe is unique in that that single C++ like language then can output to > navtive apps, SWF, Silverlight, HTML/JS, etc. It's not very good at any of > them, and the biggest problem with the language is that it limits itself to > the least common detonator of all the platforms it supports. > > > > Currently I see no compelling reason to move to the new VM when it > > comes out. Once we know more about it that may change but it sounds > > like it wont be compatible with AS3. The existing one for the moment > > works and is likely to be around for many many years. > > > > > AS2 is still well supported (and, surprisingly used) in most outputs. No > reason to move and essentially invalidate all the work done up to this > point in time. If we change technologies (HaXe or AS4) we throw out > EVERYTHING the community has built up to now. Sure, we will have a shiney > new product, but nothing will stand on it. >
