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Is haxe used for anything other than games? The userbase seems to have a focus on flash, games etc.

joneil 8y ago
I’ve used it for web (my failed startup was in Haxe, my side projects still are mostly Haxe). To be honest these days I mostly just use it as a “better JavaScript” because I’d prefer my backend to be NodeJS rather than PHP or Java or sone other Haxe target. But I really do prefer it to JavaScript, even with Babel and Flow and ES6 and all the things to modernise Js.
- 52-6F-62 8y ago
  Curious— have you ever tried compiling to C++ or CS for the backend?
- disqard 8y ago
  Same here. It's a "better Javascript" for me as well. My constraints force me to use JS for what I'm building, and Haxe does a great job of insulating me from having to write and maintain a large codebase in JS.
kevin_bloch 8y ago
For sure--see the examples of FontStruct, TiVo, DAZN, Heidi, etc. in the article, along with the part just before the quick start section. :) (It's true, it does have a large gamedev following, but it's actually quite versatile.)
andyonthewings 8y ago
There are some people used it quite extensively for web development (both front and back-end). This year's Hong Kong Open Source Conference will feature two Haxe talks, both are web focused: * https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/haxe-better-javascript-practical-guide-making-front-end-development-fun-fast-and-less https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/haxe-better-javascript-practi... * https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/type-safe-rest-api-haxe https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/type-safe-rest-api-haxe I believe there will be live streams, or you can checkout the video that will be available shortly after. (I'm a member of the Haxe Foundation, also the organizer of the HKOSCon Haxe track)
k_ 8y ago
I've mostly used it for web (mainly react applications recently), for several companies. The haxe->js community is growing these past years, but I still think Haxe isn't getting the love it deserves (compared to TypeScript, Flow typing for react, etc.)
pjmlp 8y ago
Even if that is the case, I would argue it is already a success story, it doesn't need to be good at everything.
damoebius 8y ago
Sure it is. Haxe is a good alternative to javascript, and is appreciated for it's isomorphic capabilities

I’ve used it for web (my failed startup was in Haxe, my side projects still are mostly Haxe). To be honest these days I mostly just use it as a “better JavaScript” because I’d prefer my backend to be NodeJS rather than PHP or Java or sone other Haxe target. But I really do prefer it to JavaScript, even with Babel and Flow and ES6 and all the things to modernise Js.

52-6F-62 8y ago
Curious— have you ever tried compiling to C++ or CS for the backend?
disqard 8y ago
Same here. It's a "better Javascript" for me as well. My constraints force me to use JS for what I'm building, and Haxe does a great job of insulating me from having to write and maintain a large codebase in JS.

kevin_bloch 8y ago

For sure--see the examples of FontStruct, TiVo, DAZN, Heidi, etc. in the article, along with the part just before the quick start section. :) (It's true, it does have a large gamedev following, but it's actually quite versatile.)

andyonthewings 8y ago

There are some people used it quite extensively for web development (both front and back-end). This year's Hong Kong Open Source Conference will feature two Haxe talks, both are web focused: * https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/haxe-better-javascript-practical-guide-making-front-end-development-fun-fast-and-less https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/haxe-better-javascript-practi... * https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/type-safe-rest-api-haxe https://hkoscon.org/2018/topic/type-safe-rest-api-haxe I believe there will be live streams, or you can checkout the video that will be available shortly after. (I'm a member of the Haxe Foundation, also the organizer of the HKOSCon Haxe track)

k_ 8y ago

I've mostly used it for web (mainly react applications recently), for several companies. The haxe->js community is growing these past years, but I still think Haxe isn't getting the love it deserves (compared to TypeScript, Flow typing for react, etc.)

pjmlp 8y ago

Even if that is the case, I would argue it is already a success story, it doesn't need to be good at everything.

damoebius 8y ago

Sure it is. Haxe is a good alternative to javascript, and is appreciated for it's isomorphic capabilities