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[date]: / "2022-03-03 09:05:00"
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[published]: / "2022-03-03 12:00:00"
[description]: / "The latest news covering the Haxe community, featuring upcoming talks, the latest HaxeLib releases, game previews and lots more!"
[author]: https://twitter.com/teormech "Alexander Hohlov"
[contributor]: https://twitter.com/skial "Skial"

# Haxe Roundup 617

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.

## Community Updates

### News and Articles

- [AMA with Dune: Spice Wars](https://www.reddit.com/r/dune/comments/t503ns/we_are_shiro_games_developers_of_the_upcoming/) developers.
- A problem not worth solving [article](https://player03.com/development/await-keyword/) by Player03.
- [Addlemoth Dev Update](https://mauve.itch.io/addlemoth/devlog/353557/addlemoth-dev-update-february-2022): February 2022 by [mauve](https://twitter.com/mauvecow/status/1499257667516129281).
- Feathers UI `beta.9` preview build [on Haxelib](https://feathersui.com/blog/2022/02/25/feathers-ui-beta-9-preview) by Josh Tynjala.
- [Super Cosmic Heist Status Report](https://twitter.com/FierceTheBandit/status/1496916934322900996). 2022 release still looks likely!
- Northgard is nominated for the [Pocket Gamer People's Choice Award 2022](https://www.pocketgamer.com/peoples-choice-2022/vote/).
- New Animations + Shoutout to Drag Her! - February 2022 [Fraymakers Roundup](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mcleodgaming/fraymakers-the-infinitely-replayable-indie-platform-fighter/posts/3444698).

##### _In case you missed it_

- Daily Speed-Scrabble-Bananagrams-like… with a Destructive Twist word game [announcement](https://community.haxe.org/t/word-game-lettershredder-com/3472?u=skial) of [LetterShredder.com](https://lettershredder.com/) by Jeff Ward! :star2:

### Videos & Music

- Inventory money and level transition effect [devlog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72M4PrsZjRg&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by RPG Playground.
- Week `#4` Brief - Entities Interacting with Entities [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEgp5Z2zTgA&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by StoryDev.
- Squidly [continues streaming](https://twitter.com/squuuidly/status/1496983937851486210) Renaine development.
- :memo: _Add a [video](https://github.com/skial/haxe.io/labels/video) related to Haxe_.

##### _In case you missed it_

- Fraymakers [share](https://twitter.com/FraymakersGame/status/1495095042054123523) _"Where the pain grows"_ soundtrack, with the high quality version on [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXHW_Le9YyM&widget_referrer=haxe.io).
- Vallas Alarm System [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjzpPBIo7qk&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by [Merrak](https://twitter.com/merrak/status/1495071121556783108).
- Adding physics to a HaxeFlixel game with Echo [part 6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TeFulbFROU&widget_referrer=haxe.io) | Substates | Pausing updates | Pause screen by Richard Oliver Bray.
- Make potions from BAT WINGS indie game [devlog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5YKyXIgJMQ&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by RPG Playground.
- Mixing Combat Mechanics from My Favorite Games? [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDw_N1YdIk4&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by Isaac.
- [Outtakes](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-Ur63HzBk4&widget_referrer=haxe.io) - Why do you make programmers lives so hard? by StoryDev.
- [In Your Books](https://twitter.com/InyourbooksGame/status/1495113493925748738) - A Letter? [trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAhzRSTmdvk&widget_referrer=haxe.io).
- [Dune: Spice Wars Dev Chat](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1301029779) stream VOD.
- [Will Blanton](https://twitter.com/x01010111/status/1494027126030405632) started tik-tok account and posts [micro devlogs there](https://www.tiktok.com/@0x01010111).
- How to color grade water in Armory3D game engine with blender [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_q4RYLKtPk&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by Exceptional 3D tutorials.

### Jobs, Bounties

- :memo: _Add an [available job](https://github.com/skial/haxe.io/labels/jobs) involving Haxe_.

#### Looking for work

- [Rudy Geslin](https://github.com/kLabz) is looking for full-time remote work.
- [Peter Achberger](https://twitter.com/PeterAchberger/status/1395000255301799936) is available for freelance work.
- [Andreas Drewke](https://twitter.com/andreas_drewke/status/1388457246275821571) is looking for a freelancer job or part time job.

#### Job listings

- [Shiro Games](https://twitter.com/shirogames/status/1488530669257076745) are looking for a talented [marketing director](https://shirogames.com/jobs/marketing-director/) to join them! :new:
- ScottPlusPlus is [looking to hire a Haxe developer](https://twitter.com/ScottPlusPlus/status/1485395961304129538), ideally with web experience, to help with consultation and code-reviews for a couple hours per week. :new:
- ZAVOD Games (Moscow, Russia) are [looking for a Senior Haxe developer](https://hh.ru/vacancy/49549643) to work on Taonga: the Island Farm. :new:
- Frontend Game Developer [job offer](https://community.haxe.org/t/frontend-game-developer-in-moscow-russia/3354?u=skial) in Moscow, Russia.
- AS3 to JavaScript (React) via Haxe [job offers](https://community.haxe.org/t/as-3-to-js-react-via-haxe/3337?u=skial).
- Little team is [looking for a Haxe developer](https://gamedev.ru/job/forum/?id=264871) to work on HTML5 games.
- Nexters (Moscow, Russia) [are looking for a Haxe developer](http://hh.ru/vacancy/47978869) to work on Hero Wars.
- Nexters (Moscow, Russia) are [looking for a Haxe developer](https://hh.ru/vacancy/44231541) to work on the web-version of their project [Throne Rush](https://nexters.com/throne-rush).
- Shiro Games are looking for a [Senior Game Programmer](https://shirogames.com/jobs/senior-game-programmer/).
- The team behind Forge of Empires at InnoGames is looking for a Haxe developer, feel free to contact [Dan Korostelev](https://twitter.com/nadako/status/1316448129479311360) in case of any questions! More info can be found [at the company's website](https://www.innogames.com/career/detail/job/frontend-developer-haxe-video-game-forge-of-empires/). :recycle:

#### Bounties
- The team at SoccerTutor are offering a bounty to get this `[cpp]` issue [8400](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/8400) fixed. :new:
- Basic Platformer Pathfinding AI for HaxeFlixel `$150` [bounty](https://github.com/chosencharacters/squidBounties/issues/5).
- [Squidly](https://twitter.com/squuuidly/status/1243925472121151488) has opened up [a bounties page](https://github.com/chosencharacters/squidBounties) for HaxeFlixel features.

### Product Releases & Announcements

- [Zzox (tyler)](https://twitter.com/zzo__x/status/1498287517879177218) released isle on [itch.io](https://zzox.itch.io/isle) and [NewGrounds](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/834567).
- [Alien Shepherd](https://twitter.com/AlienShepherd/status/1497168764063916044) (made with Heaps.io) had been released [on Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1808820/Alien_Shepherd/).
- [Robert Alvarez](https://twitter.com/Rob1221dev/status/1498675256923463691) released new puzzle game Jumping Clones on [itch.io](https://rob1221.itch.io/jumping-clones) and [NewGrounds](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/834672).
- [Pirhana](https://twitter.com/Pirhana27820112/status/1497902127296954370) submitted [Final Destination](https://pirhanalab.itch.io/final-destination) as a Brackey's jam submission. Made with Heaps.io!

##### _In case you missed it_

- [Dune: Spice Wars](https://dunegames.com/) official website.
- Football Bin Fling! Play it now available on [itch.io](https://janogames.itch.io/footballbinfling), by [Jano Games](https://twitter.com/jano_games/status/1494608581039169569).
- [Unept](https://twitter.com/Unept/status/1496595045972992004) has released [Into The Pit](https://poki.com/en/g/into-the-pit), now live on Poki, made with Stencyl.

### Previews & Demos

#### Open Source

##### Community Previews

- [Gepatto](https://twitter.com/gepatto/status/1497637913470935040) has managed to get Stencyl running on the Raspberry Pi 4.

##### _Git Repos_

- Feathers UI `v1.0.0-beta.9` for Haxe and OpenFL [pre-release](https://github.com/feathersui/feathersui-openfl/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.9).
- [away3d-csg `git`](https://github.com/ConfidantCommunications/away3d-csg) - A Constructive Solid Geometry (CSG) library for Away3D Haxe.
- [stx_config `git`](https://github.com/ohmrun/stx_config) - Configuration routines.
- [impulse `git`](https://github.com/5Mixer/impulse) - An Android arcade game where you navigate a rocket through various levels.
- _Check out the latest open source Haxe projects over on [GitHub][latest github]_.

#### Closed Source

- Finally got Fierce's [boomerang to return](https://twitter.com/FierceTheBandit/status/1497738172545085441) to him properly like a real...boomerang.
- [Lil' knight](https://twitter.com/deepnightfr/status/1499067428936077312) is getting ready for its next battle! by Sébastien Bénard. It will be used for the intro of Nuclear Blaze. :star:

##### From the [Haxe Discord] :key: server

- Frying☆Pan shared some [platform fighter progress](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/947977968490274926).
- Armor displays on [the player now](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/948767296019636315) by Idenner.
- ZwodahS is working on a [new game mode](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/948621844926304337) for dice-tribes.

### _Some_ Library Releases

- [away3d-csg `1.0.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/away3d-csg)
- [redistHelper `0.5.4`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/redistHelper)
- [polymod `1.5.2`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/polymod)
- [slick_addons `1.5.0-alpha.3`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/slick_addons)
- [undraw-react `2.0.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/undraw-react)
- [undraw `2.0.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/undraw)
- [texter `1.1.2`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/texter)
- [hxdefold `1.2.193`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/hxdefold)
- [hxyarn `0.1.4`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/hxyarn)
- [mc2it_theme `1.7.2`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/mc2it_theme)
- [ZenFlo `0.0.2`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/ZenFlo)
- [zenflo-graph `0.0.4`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/zenflo-graph)
- [fbp `0.0.3`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/fbp)
- [zenflo-emitter `0.0.1`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/zenflo-emitter)
- [feathersui `1.0.0-beta.9`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/feathersui)
- [hxjsonast `1.1.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/hxjsonast)
- [extra-features `2.0.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/extra-features)
- _Check out the [most recent library releases](https://lib.haxe.org/recent/) on HaxeLib_.

### People & Projects to support

- [Funkin' Crew](https://ninja-muffin24.itch.io/funkin) is making Friday Night Funkin', a cartoon rhythm gaming excellence
- [Patrick](https://www.patreon.com/gepatto) is creating Raspberry Pi 4 support for Haxe/Lime/OpenFL/HaxeFlixel.
- [Josh Tynjala](https://github.com/sponsors/joshtynjala) is working on Feathers UI — open source, cross-platform UI components built with OpenFL.
- [Pavel Alexandrov](https://ko-fi.com/yanrishatum) is primarily contributing to the Heaps engine and is the creator of format-tiled library.
- [Ian Harrigan](https://github.com/sponsors/ianharrigan) is working on primarily HaxeUI, as well as hxArduino & hxWebSockets.
- [Kaelan Evans](https://github.com/sponsors/kevansevans) is working on HxDoom, a Haxe adaption of Doom.
- [Richard Oliver Bray](https://ko-fi.com/richardoliverbray) is teaching people the things he's learnt, like React, Typescript and Haxe.
- [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.

## Updates from the Haxe core

### Current Proposals & Discussions

- Add a type for meaningless values (similar to unit type) [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/95).
- Add better Overload Support [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/93).
- Add Static Extension Meta Functions [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/91).
- Add `enum abstract` over `enum` [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/87), plus [clarification](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/87#issuecomment-935339089).
- Add Enum abstract instances [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/86).
- `[RFC]` Xml Dsl's [discussion](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/issues/60).
- Add [Default values for enum parameters](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/issues/27).
- :memo: _Do you have an idea to improve Haxe? Consider [creating a proposal]._

### Core Changes

13~ commits have been made to Haxe compiler in the [last week].

- Add `-w` [draft pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/10612). :star2:
- Atomic operations [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/10610). :star2:
- `[js/flash]` `^` anchor broken when using `EReg.matchSub` [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10606).
- `[neko]` Clean up chocolatey package building [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/neko/pull/254).
- `[neko]` Generate usage message copyright year automatically [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/neko/pull/256).

#### _In case you missed it_

- `[tests]` Restore Flash tests [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/10599).
- `[hl/php]` Enable sqlite tests and others [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/10597).
- `[lua]` Minimal implementation of ssl [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/10593).
- Implement `Context.withImports` [pull request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/10602). Check out the [example usage](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/blob/719bb651dda9e0d85be3cc23ec0ff76cbefc2e2c/tests/unit/src/unit/issues/Issue10537.hx) :star2:

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.

Take it easy everyone, stay safe and see you next week. :ua:

[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/search?q=closed:2022-02-24..2022-03-03+org:haxefoundation+is:closed
[latest github]: https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=created:%22%3E+2022-02-24%22+language:Haxe&s=updated&type=Repositories
[Haxe Discord]: https://discordapp.com/invite/0uEuWH3spjck73Lo
[Armory Discord]: https://discord.com/invite/7jDud8R3dE
[OpenFL Discord]: https://discordapp.com/invite/tDgq8EE
[FeathersUI Discord]: https://discord.com/invite/SnJBC53

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