Talk:HaXe

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Apparently the neutrality of this article is disputed, but the discussions page is empty thusfar. Regarding it's neutrality however, I would think the following 2 statements are suspect: "haXe is very conservative in reguards to Flash API. You can use all the Flash API like you were used to do in ActionScript." The first sentence seemingly contradicts the second sentence. "Porting code from AS2 to haXe is very easy, and you should notice additional performance when running it." This definitely needs a reference.

Also: there are no links to the project homepage(?) or related software or documentation. Also: 'it' sounds more like an IDE capable of handling 3 types of code rather than a distinct programming language. But I could be simply reading the article wrong.

haXe is definately not an IDE, it is a programming language somewhat akin to AS or JS but with some pretty interesting generics ala STL. The (variable) typing seems pretty novel.

• This article was definitely not neutral; it sounded like a sales pitch. I have removed all the "this is the best technology evar!" style copy from the article. If additional information regarding haXe's compiler or virtual machine performance is added (particularly compared to other technologies), it should be cited from now on. Statements like "30 times faster than PHP" and "twice as fast as JVM" are dubious in the first place, and definitely require citation. Mhoskins 17:24, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

I'm trying to learn haxe and came here for resources. I noticed that this article is disputed. However I really do not understand what the concern NN-programing language does mean? Is it some kidn of Wikipedia slang? At least it doesn't open to me. If it is trying to say that haxe is not a programming language, then it is wrong. As far as I have read haxe related information, haxe seems to be a programming language that can be used to create dynamic web content, graphics and animation. Haxe code can be compiled to a browser application or to server application. A browser application is compiled to JavaScript or Flash and a server application is compiled to the web server that ships with the haxe package. The central parts of the programming language for all these three targets is the same. However not all components of the programming language are available for all targets. Tmaila 16:10, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Looks like NN-programing language means that is allegedly "not notable" as a programming language. I beg to differ. hAxe is based on a very cool technology called Neko, seems to be a complete, well thought out and practical language, and has some unique features. I think the upside of have a Wikipedia page for it far outweighs any downside.

I am unclear as to the exact reason for the request that this entry be deleted, could the requester please clarify in this discussion, in clear and unambiguous terms, such that the request may be properly considered?

I do appreciate that some points in regard of performance may need to be qualified and or quantified (I believe independant metrics are available)

Links to the project homepage and documentation do now exist.

References to Haxe being an IDE do show that that editor had not understood the article, or that at least it was unclear to him. It is NOT an IDE btw.

any idea of a sales pitch could give the wrong impression, Haxe is open source and free as in beer. Admitedly the phrase used was "sounded like a sales pitch".

NN seems to a reference to Not Notable.

In summary it is my belief (and request) that this article should not be deleted, at least not on any grounds reported and explained thus far.

Using the same arbitrary criteria and editing, I am certain that even Jimmy Wales' few initial versions of Wikipedia itself would have been just as "not notable". Being the best qualified, perhaps we should ask him if such ground breaking works (such as HaXe) should ever again be so mindlessly labelled and thus brutalized.

It is one thing to ask for clarification but it borders on sabotage to ask to be deleted something that you do not fully comprehend. Therefore, if you would never dream of sabotaging anything that describes Jimmy Wales' creations then what in God's name would possess you to do the same to anything that Nicolas Cannasse touches ?