[haXe] Happy haXe Year !

[Lee McColl Sylvester]

Happy New Year list, and Happy New Year to you, too, Nicolas :-)  Thanks 
for the wonderful Christmas present "haXe"

Best,
Lee



Nicolas Cannasse wrote:

> Hi list,
>
> I would like to wish to everyone an happy new year and best wishes for 
> 2007 !
>
> haXe started now a little more than 1 year ago (see 
> http://haxe.org/news for the timeline) and it has grown into a great 
> programming language !
>
> The time between two releases is getting longer, which is perfectly 
> normal since there are not so much bugs left or missing features. And 
> most of the new APIs that have been introduced since the beginning are 
> now stable, which is a good sign of maturity.
>
> Here's a short-list of things that we should enjoy in the haXe world 
> during this 2007 year :
>
> - the haXe AS3 code generator : code using haxe, and generate the 
> corresponding AS3 classes on-demand. Very useful for people working as 
> contractors, since you can give the sources of your work as AS3.
>
> - more IDE support : adding completion to the FlashDevelop plugin, and 
> there are also good chances that FDT will support haXe in the near 
> future, happy FDT users !
>
> - SWHX on Linux : I guess a lot of people are waiting for this, so all 
> the Flash users will finally get an opensource crossplatform Flash 
> Desktop Application solution.
>
> - community libraries : XInf, Arctic, ActionStep/ASwing ports, ... the 
> more people contribute new libraries to haXe, the more this will 
> extend haXe capabilities. There's no limit to the number of things you 
> can do with haXe.
>
> - haXe Book and docs : Lee McColl-Sylvester is currently writing an 
> haXe Book that will be published this year. This will definitly boost 
> haXe popularity and accessibility. More tutorials, more API 
> documentation, a complete language reference, all of these should also 
> come in 2007.
>
> - haxeVideo : a project I'm currently working on. An FLV streaming and 
> web conference server, entirely written in haXe. More about this soon.
>
> - and most important... you ! I wish you will be happy haXe users this 
> year, and that it will help you with your work, both in terms of 
> productivity and fun ! Don't forget to post your haXe Success Stories 
> on the list or on the Wiki.
>
> Do I forgot something ? Do you also have haXe wishes for 2007 ? Don't 
> hesitate to share your ideas here, it's an open discussion place.
>
> Again, Happy haXe year !
> And don't forget to have fun :)
>
> Nicolas
>