Chapter 1. Getting to know haXe

Entering the haXe World.

In this chapter you will discover haXe's world and enter it. You'll install haXe and write your first program.

This is our first chapter and you will soon be taking your first steps with haXe. However, before you get into action, let's introduce you to haXe and set up your working environment.

In this chapter, you will:

  • Install haXe
  • Choose a code editor based on our requirements
  • Write and run your first program
  • Write a program interacting with the user

Seems like a long list? Don't be afraid, you will make it!

Installing haXe

Enough talking, let's install haXe! You will see how easy it is.

Two ways to install: The installer and sources compilation

You should know that there are two ways to install haXe, ...

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