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| [date]: / "2020-07-02 09:28:00" | ||
| [modified]: / "2020-07-02 10:24:00" | ||
| [published]: / "2020-07-02 12:00:00" | ||
| [description]: / "The latest news covering the Haxe community, featuring upcoming talks, the latest HaxeLib releases, game previews and lots more!" | ||
| [contributor]: https://twitter.com/teormech "Alexander Hohlov" | ||
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| # Haxe Roundup 536 | ||
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| Welcome to the latest edition of the Haxe Roundup. [Haxe](http://haxe.org/?ref=haxe.io) is a high level, strictly typed programming language and cross-compiler. | ||
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| ## Community Updates | ||
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| ### News and Articles | ||
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| - Cooking up the first HaxeIn [blog post](https://haxe.org/blog/cooking-up-haxein-2020/). | ||
| - Haxe Evolution meeting 2020 [blog post](https://haxe.org/blog/evolution-meeting-2020/). | ||
| - Vshaxe `2.21.0` has been [released](https://community.haxe.org/t/vshaxe-2-21-0-released-hxml-completion/2537/1)! | ||
| - Take a minute to take the [OpenFL Developer Survey](https://community.openfl.org/t/openfl-developer-survey/12571). | ||
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| ##### _In case you missed it_ | ||
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| - Haxe `4.1.2` has been [released](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-4-1-2-is-released/2525)! | ||
| - Devlog `#2` for Go! Go! PogoGirl: [Bouncing Science](https://www.ohsat.com/post/pogogirl-devlog/post2/) by [Andrej](https://twitter.com/ohsat_games/status/1275383159216123906). | ||
| - [Village Generator `1.2.0`](https://www.patreon.com/posts/38498864) by [Oleg Dolya](https://twitter.com/watawatabou/status/1275162011681329154) is out, now with a new visual style, village renaming and more! | ||
| - A couple of posts by [Feathers UI](https://twitter.com/feathersui): | ||
| * Feathers UI `alpha.2` preview [build on Haxelib](https://feathersui.com/blog/2020/06/23/feathers-ui-alpha-2-preview/). | ||
| * Feathers UI extensions for [Visual Studio Code](https://feathersui.com/blog/2020/06/23/feathers-ui-extensions-visual-studio-code/). | ||
| - A couple of announcement posts from OpenFL forum: | ||
| * OpenFL `8.9.7` [Hotfix Release](https://community.openfl.org/t/openfl-8-9-7-hotfix-release/12552) for Haxe `4.1`. | ||
| * Lime [`7.8.0` Release](https://community.openfl.org/t/lime-7-8-0-release/12565). | ||
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| ### Videos & Music | ||
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| - Using static types in Haxe [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-WGCMQb23o) by [Richard Oliver Bray](https://twitter.com/ceiga). | ||
| - New Stencyl video tip by [Luyren](https://twitter.com/LuyrenStencyl/status/1278045214163308544): [Know the Attribute Types](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7CB7xwoLyo). | ||
| - _Add a [video](https://github.com/skial/haxe.io/labels/video) related to Haxe_. | ||
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| ##### _In case you missed it_ | ||
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| - A channel about Haxe and Typescript [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1EDgKQWo4A) by [Richard Oliver Bray](https://twitter.com/ceiga). | ||
| - How to use the Override keyword in Haxe [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLun8qpMjYI) by [Richard Oliver Bray](https://twitter.com/ceiga). :star2: | ||
| - How to make your first RPG in 5 minutes [for FREE (and publish it!)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D54SjyJAxjs) by [RPG Playground](https://twitter.com/RPGplayground/status/1275865292468555776). | ||
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| ### Upcoming Events & Talks | ||
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| - [HaxeIn 2020](https://haxe.org/blog/haxein-2020/) virtual Haxe Summit on October 14-17th 2020. | ||
| + With [Matthijs Kamstra](https://twitter.com/MatthijsKamstra/status/1268895755353407489) and [Lewis Lepton](https://twitter.com/lewislepton/status/1270282464469155842) planning on submitting talk proposals. | ||
| - _Add an [upcoming event](https://github.com/skial/haxe.io/labels/events) about Haxe._ | ||
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| ### Job Offers & Bounties | ||
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| - Alexander Gordeyko is [looking for a job](https://twitter.com/axgord/status/1270302928113405953). :new: | ||
| - Fedor Strelkov is [looking for someone](https://community.openfl.org/t/porting-a-test-app-from-as3-to-haxe-openfl-car-racing-game/12499) to port a car racing test app from AS3 to Haxe/OpenFL. :new: | ||
| - A bounty to port junkbyte’s [`flash-console` to OpenFL](https://community.openfl.org/t/bounty-to-port-junkbytes-flash-console-to-openfl-50usd/12543) for `$50`. :new: | ||
| - [OpenFL/Lime Bounty](https://community.haxe.org/t/us-500-bounty-openfl-lime-to-play-video-in-ios-and-android/2441) to add playable video on iOS and Android for [`$1000`](https://community.haxe.org/t/us-500-bounty-openfl-lime-to-play-video-in-ios-and-android/2441/12?u=skial). | ||
| - Playata are looking for a AS3/Haxe/PHP Software Developer to [join them](https://www.playata.com/en/job/softwareentwickler-as3php-mw/). | ||
| - [Squidly](https://twitter.com/squuuidly/status/1243925472121151488) has opened up [a bounties page](https://github.com/chosencharacters/squidBounties) for HaxeFlixel features. | ||
| - Lars Doucet's list of various [open bounties](https://github.com/larsiusprime/larsBounties/issues). :earth_africa: | ||
| - _Add an [available job](https://github.com/skial/haxe.io/labels/jobs) involving Haxe_. | ||
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| ### Product Releases & Announcements | ||
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| - Puzzle platformer RRGGBB by [Robert Alvarez](https://twitter.com/Rob1221dev/status/1278366400369876993) is now published on [itch.io](https://rob1221.itch.io/rrggbb), [Kongregate](https://www.kongregate.com/games/Rob1221/rrggbb) and [Newgrounds](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/759267). | ||
| - Check out the 19th major update to Dead Cells [announcement](https://steamcommunity.com/games/588650/announcements/detail/2507891201989091160) by [Motion Twin](https://twitter.com/motiontwin/status/1278368948204048388). Oh and there has been 3M copies sold of the game! | ||
| - Maverikou's first Haxe/Heaps game: [Cinnamon Shop](https://maverikou.itch.io/cinnamon-shop)! | ||
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| ##### _In case you missed it_ | ||
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| - OpenFL powered Tilt trail bike game by [IriySoft](https://twitter.com/IriySoft/status/1275741054042595329) is now available to play. | ||
| - [Jeffrey Driver](https://twitter.com/JeffreyDriver/status/1273750607808126978) announces _The Grand Grimoire Chronicles 4_ will be released on Armor Games and Newgrounds soon. Check out some [screenshots](https://twitter.com/JeffreyDriver/status/1273763465568624641) while you wait. Made with Stencyl. | ||
| - The Steam version of [BRDG](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1328750/BRDG/) by [Robert Alvarez](https://twitter.com/Rob1221dev) is now available. | ||
| - Egis has released a WebGL [game Hamster-Ball](https://community.openfl.org/t/webgl-game-hamster-ball/12554) made with OpenFL. | ||
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| ### Code Examples | ||
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| - Declare classes using `@:structInit` [example](https://code.haxe.org/category/beginner/declare-classes-with-structinit.html). | ||
| - Method chaining / Fluent interface [design pattern](https://code.haxe.org/category/design-patterns/method-chaining-fluent-interface.html) examples. | ||
| - [Chapter-2](https://blackgoku36.github.io/BG36-tutorials/Kha/book/MarchingCubes/MC_CH_2.html) of Kha's MC tutorial on terrain generation by [Urjasvi Suthar](https://twitter.com/UrjasviS/status/1273285034372411398). | ||
| - _Have an example you want to add? Consider [contributing](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/code-cookbook#contributing-articles) to the [code.haxe.org](https://code.haxe.org/) cookbook._ | ||
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| ### Previews & Demos | ||
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| #### Open Source | ||
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| - `ISO639-1` a 2-letter language code standard class for Haxe [is now available](https://community.haxe.org/t/first-lib-submitted-to-haxelib-iso639-1/2541) on HaxeLib. | ||
| - [Yui](https://twitter.com/yuwuiii/status/1277567192175910912) has published their Stencyl extension, [stencylonline `git`](https://github.com/yuwui/stencylonline-extension), which provides easy networking. | ||
| - HXCPP running native on [Arm64 for Windows](https://twitter.com/GameHaxe/status/1278307993285611525) by Hugh Sanderson. | ||
| - Nanjizal continues his work on trilateral3 and its tests with [Lime, gluon/linc_glfw](https://twitter.com/Nanjizal_net/status/1278348136340127744). | ||
| - [Pavel Alexandrov](https://twitter.com/yanrishatum) continues his [h2d documentation progress](https://ko-fi.com/post/h2d-docs-progress-Q5Q51VNLB). He also made pull requests for Heaps which [introduces BatchDrawState for h2d](https://github.com/HeapsIO/heaps/pull/844) _(which, as you may remember from the previous roundup, adds support for multitextured batching in `TileGroup`, `Graphics` and `SpriteBatch` classes)_. | ||
| - Ian Harrigan has shared new [GIF showing Kenney-ui](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/162664383082790912/727082838565847050/kenney-final.gif). | ||
| - Lubos Lenco has released `2020.7` versions of [iron](https://github.com/armory3d/iron/releases/tag/20.07), [zui](https://github.com/armory3d/zui/releases/tag/20.07) and [haxebullet](https://github.com/armory3d/haxebullet/releases/tag/20.07). | ||
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| #### Closed Source | ||
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| - [Jérémy Fa](https://twitter.com/jeremyfaivre/status/1278273389933801472) shows off his side project, a visual editor to help create small game elements & creative prototypes. | ||
| - [Fierce The Bandit](https://twitter.com/FierceTheBandit/status/1278091387641171969) shares screenshots of "Super Cosmic Land", a B&W 2D adventure influenced by the Wario Land Series & Pocket Bomberman. Made with Stencyl. | ||
| - [Fedellen](https://twitter.com/fedellen/status/1277709355098542086) shares a video of their latest `WIP` game, showing traps and pits, while also playing with the palette. Made with Stencyl. | ||
| - [Jefvel](https://twitter.com/jefvel/status/1277356784496390144) has been killed in his own game, also with [accidental](https://twitter.com/jefvel/status/1277361329368596481) fighting. Plus woodlanders and [extreme bullet time](https://twitter.com/jefvel/status/1276614967836450823). Made with Heaps. | ||
| - Is [Fantomon](https://twitter.com/fantomongames/status/1276882252073500674) working on an old game idea instead of his actual one? | ||
| - Go! Go! PogoGirl by Andrej now [has saving/loading](https://twitter.com/ohsat_games/status/1278392436860035072). | ||
| - [Pass through switches](https://twitter.com/AdityaGameDev/status/1277272441618743303) to toggle the Path Lock in puzzle game by Aditya Chaudhary. | ||
| - The long awaited fullscreen mode is back in [RPG Playground](https://twitter.com/RPGplayground/status/1278206893505351680)! | ||
| - Kennygoff has made some progress on palette swapping. Check it out in action on the [new profile and character selection screen](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/162664383082790912/727335060205731890/DoubleTurn-PaletteSwap-Preview-Select.gif) and [in combat](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/162664383082790912/727335258344915034/DoubleTurn-PaletteSwap-Preview-Combat.gif). | ||
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| ### _Some_ Library Releases | ||
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| - [datetime `3.1.4`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/datetime/) | ||
| - [utest `1.10.5`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/utest/) | ||
| - [iso639-1 `1.1.1`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/iso639-1/) | ||
| - [utils `1.0.13`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/utils/) | ||
| - [nape-haxe4 `2.0.22`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/nape-haxe4/) | ||
| - [haxefmod `0.6.1-alpha`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/haxefmod/) | ||
| - [bind `0.4.9`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/bind/) | ||
| - [robotlegs `1.5.1`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/robotlegs/) | ||
| - [nme-toolkit `6.3.2`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/nme-toolkit/) | ||
| - [vshaxe `2.21.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/vshaxe/) | ||
| - [quadtree `0.5.2`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/quadtree/) | ||
| - [which `1.0.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/which/) | ||
| - [tink_macro `0.19.3`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/tink_macro/) | ||
| - _Checkout the [most recent library releases](https://lib.haxe.org/recent/) on HaxeLib_. | ||
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| ### Framework Updates | ||
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| - _None this week._ | ||
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| ### People & Projects to support | ||
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| - [Alexander Gordeyko](https://www.patreon.com/axgord) is developing [Pony](https://github.com/AxGord/Pony), a Haxe open-cross-library. | ||
| - [Andy Li](https://github.com/users/andyli/sponsorship) is working around the Haxe ecosystem: CI, packaging, docs and learning materials. | ||
| - [Kevin Leung](https://www.patreon.com/kevinresol) is creating open source software libraries. | ||
| - [Robert Konrad](https://www.patreon.com/RobDangerous), the Kha author, is creating Programming Toolkits. | ||
| - [Lubos & contributors](https://armory3d.org/fund) are creating Armory, an open source 3D game engine in Blender. | ||
| - [OpenFL](https://www.patreon.com/openfl) is creating free open source software. | ||
| - [HaxeUI](https://www.patreon.com/haxeui) is creating an open source user interface libraries. | ||
| - [HaxeFlixel](https://www.patreon.com/haxeflixel) is creating an open source, cross platform 2D game engine. | ||
| - [Slava Ra](https://www.patreon.com/slavara) is creating improvements for FlashDevelop and HaxeDevelop. | ||
| - [Mark Knol](https://www.patreon.com/markknol) is working on Haxe and its documentation. | ||
| - [Dan Korostelev](https://www.patreon.com/nadako) is working on the Haxe compiler. | ||
| - [Eric Bishton](https://www.patreon.com/EricBishton) is creating the Haxe plugin for IntelliJ IDEA. | ||
| - [Will Blanton](https://www.patreon.com/x01010111) is creating HaxeFlixel tutorials. | ||
| - [Matthew Wallace](https://www.patreon.com/haxeexamples) is creating Haxe By Example tutorials. | ||
| - [August Late](https://www.patreon.com/augustlate) is creating unique 2D lighting tech. | ||
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| ## Updates from the Haxe core | ||
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| ### Current Proposals & Discussions | ||
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| - Add Shorthand nullable-type syntax [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/77). :new: | ||
| - Add support for on site getters & setters [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/63). | ||
| - Add support for `Self` access for abstracts [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/62). | ||
| - `[RFC]` Xml Dsl's [discussion](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/issues/60). | ||
| - Add support for default type parameters [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/50). | ||
| - Add polymorphic `this` types [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/36). | ||
| - Add [Default values for enum parameters](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/issues/27). | ||
| - _Do you have an idea to improve Haxe? Consider [creating a proposal]._ | ||
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| ### Core Changes | ||
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| 52~ commits have been made to Haxe compiler in the [last week]. | ||
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| - Parse `expr is typepath` outside parenthesis [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/9672). | ||
| - Correct `EnumValueMap` implementation [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/9670). | ||
| - Cache loaded plugins [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/9677). | ||
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| ##### _In case you missed it_ | ||
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| - Unexpected behaviour for `~/\b/g.split()` on some targets [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9615). | ||
| - Improve error reporting when accessing non-static fields as static [fixed](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9612). | ||
| - Support covariance for abstracts [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9611). | ||
| - `[nullsafety]` Cannot disable field initialisation check with `@:nullSafety(Off)` [fixed](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9643). | ||
| - Type parameter variance of enum [proposal rejected](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/28#issuecomment-646522003). | ||
| - Default implementations in interfaces [proposal rejected](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/70#issuecomment-646520025). | ||
| - Macro instances [proposal rejected](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/71#issuecomment-646515955). | ||
| - Typed metadata [proposal rejected](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/73#issuecomment-646515281). | ||
| - Abstract classes [proposal accepted](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9619). | ||
| - Local Variable metadata [proposal accepted](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9618) and now implemented. | ||
| - ReadOnlyArray optimization [proposal accepted](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9620). | ||
| - Retain type and field comments in output [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/9621), closing the _"comments in AST/target language"_ [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/65). | ||
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| You can get started using the latest features by downloading a [nightly build] of Haxe and see the impact the latest changes have on each target by browsing the [benchmarks] site. | ||
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| Take it easy everyone, stay safe and have a good week! | ||
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| [benchmarks]: https://benchs.haxe.org/ | ||
| [nightly build]: http://build.haxe.org | ||
| [creating a proposal]: https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution | ||
| [last week]: https://github.com/issues?q=closed%3A2020-06-25..2020-07-02+org%3Ahaxefoundation+is%3Aclosed+ |