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+[date]: / "2022-03-17 09:50:00"
+[modified]: / "2022-03-17 10:13:00"
+[published]: / "2022-03-17 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 619
+
+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
+
+- Haxe `4.2.5` has been [officially released](https://community.haxe.org/t/haxe-4-2-5-released/3488?u=skial)! :star2:
+- Wherever there may be profit, [there will be smugglers](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1605220/view/3137324424297459624), just waiting to play their cards right in Dune: Spice Wars.
+- [Quick Snow Effect](https://www.ohsat.com/tutorial/flixel/quick-snow-effect/) in HaxeFlixel.
+
+##### _In case you missed it_
+
+- [Jeff Ward](https://twitter.com/Jeff__Ward/status/1500157778589110277) has added [multiplayer support](https://community.haxe.org/t/word-game-lettershredder-com/3472/5?u=skial) to Letter Shredder using WebSockets.
+- Summoning Reinforcements - DQ2 [Progress Report](https://www.fortressofdoors.com/summoning-reinforcements-dq2-progress-report-for-february-2022/) for February 2022 by Lars Doucet.
+- The Shadowlight game [update](https://community.haxe.org/t/showcase-work-in-progress-shadowlight-game-in-kha/3451/4?u=skial) and change of plans.
+- Haxe `4.2.5` has been [released](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/releases/tag/4.2.5) on GitHub. :star:
+
+
+### Videos & Music
+
+- Uroboros - Fraymakers Original [Soundtrack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qsLQxWJsi8&widget_referrer=haxe.io).
+- Rogue of Vallas Area 1 Level 2 [Comparison](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eN5zYNcEQo&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by [Merrak](https://twitter.com/merrak/status/1502899732393431040).
+- Free extra tileset for your RPG! indie [devlog](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BU_I0zockQ&widget_referrer=haxe.io) by RPG Playground.
+- Story Creator - [Episode 1](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6wvoroTFJU&widget_referrer=haxe.io) - Setup File Management by StoryDev.
+- Story Creator - [Episode 2](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjksTfxKdDI&widget_referrer=haxe.io) - Our Seamless Convo Finder by StoryDev.
+- Story Creator - [Episode 3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lykhf-bqclQ&widget_referrer=haxe.io) - Designing the Script Editor by StoryDev.
+- :memo: _Add a [video](https://github.com/skial/haxe.io/labels/video) related to Haxe_.
+
+##### _In case you missed it_
+
+- StoryDev Monthly [Update](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PxzzuTSueI&widget_referrer=haxe.io) - March '22.
+
+### 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
+
+- [Hold My Beer](https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1662480/view/3147450004555250005), the big free content update for Nuclear Blaze by [Sébastien Bénard](https://twitter.com/deepnightfr/status/1504129111681294343) is now officially available on Steam! :star2:
+
+#### Via the [Haxe Discord] server
+- [Draft mode](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/951761179934588959) in [Dice Tribes: Ambitions](https://zwodahs.itch.io/dice-tribes-ambitions) is now live.
+- [Interstice Academy: Love is Blind](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/836147?updated=1647282046) by [Nick](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/952996414747734096).
+- [Ruby Heart Matchmakers](https://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/836289) by [Prexot / goldenPiGames](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/953430536129490984).
+
+##### _In case you missed it_
+
+- [Advent](https://twitter.com/AdventIslands/status/1499380816232734720) has released [Total Party Kill](https://poki.com/en/g/total-party-kill) on Poki.
+
+### Previews & Demos
+
+#### Open Source
+
+##### Community Previews
+
+- HaxeFlixel [game starter template](https://github.com/RichardBray/haxe-flixel-template) powered by Lix and Node.js by [Richard Oliver Bray](https://twitter.com/Ceiga/status/1503476597625659394).
+
+##### _Git Repos_
+
+- [svg-component-editor `git`](https://github.com/MatthijsKamstra/svg-component-editor) - SVG editor for components.
+- [scopes `git`](https://github.com/jacekszymanski/scopes) - Scoped exit expressions and autoclose variables.
+- _Check out the latest open source Haxe projects over on [GitHub][latest github]_.
+
+#### Closed Source
+
+- [Mood rn](https://twitter.com/squuuidly/status/1504145518640828417) by Squidly.
+- _"Harag's Marshlands may not look particularly welcoming, but trust us, it is the perfect place to hang with your friends..."_ in [Wartales](https://twitter.com/Wartales_Game/status/1503758729661095942).
+- [Standing at the top](https://twitter.com/RoyalityKnight/status/1502808688964382723) by Naoya.
+- Super Cosmic Heist - [Mecha Malice Boss Updates](https://twitter.com/FierceTheBandit/status/1501997156487598085) by Fierce.
+- [Update of the bookshop](https://twitter.com/InyourbooksGame/status/1502742156045389843) from [In your books](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681310/).
+- [A peek at [Speer DX]](https://twitter.com/ohsat_games/status/1504173906822803457) - the new and improved version of puzzle-platformer [Speer] by Andrej.
+- New screenshots from Addlemoth by mauve:
+    * Finished cleaning up [the hellhound sprites](https://twitter.com/mauvecow/status/1502820580650676229).
+    * Water added, [fixed the wall sides + ceiling](https://twitter.com/mauvecow/status/1502118477393399809).
+
+##### From the [Haxe Discord] :key: server
+
+- [HEY my fire-effect works!](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/165234904815239168/951280507302314065) by Timothy Ian Hely.
+- Ninja_muffin been [toying around with raycasting](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/951521189573034086) in the Flixel demo.
+- 1337's implementation of [raytracing in Haxe](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/952524773127229470) from "Ray Tracing in One Weekend" by Peter Shirley.
+- Extreme Engine [video preview](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/952620437915959326) by Kacper.
+- [Looks like](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/952914806053142570) Sébastien Bénard is working on Linux version of Nuclear Blaze.
+- Naoya's [experiment + chromatic aberration](https://discord.com/channels/162395145352904705/162664383082790912/953017155778134038).
+
+### _Some_ Library Releases
+
+- [flxanimate `1.0.1`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/flxanimate)
+- [redistHelper `0.6.0`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/redistHelper)
+- [extype `3.1.3`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/extype)
+- [mc2it_theme `1.7.6`](https://lib.haxe.org/p/mc2it_theme)
+- _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 new syntax for getters & setters inspired by the `C#` property syntax [proposal](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe-evolution/pull/96).
+- 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
+
+5~ commits have been made to Haxe compiler in the [last week].
+
+- Safe navigation runtime error [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10622).
+- `[eval]` Compiler crash on `.substr` with an invalid string [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10623).
+- `[jvm]` Generated bytecode Implements an interface twice [fixed](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10618).
+- `[jvm]` Allow option to produce `.class` files without zipping them into a jar [added](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10614) to nightly.
+
+#### _In case you missed it_
+
+- Regex Unicode sequences break completion [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10616).
+- `[js]` ESM import syntax support [issue](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10615).
+- `[lua]` Minimal implementation of ssl [merged](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/pull/10593).
+- `[jvm]` Allow option to produce `.class` files without zipping them into a jar [feature request](https://github.com/HaxeFoundation/haxe/issues/10614).
+
+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:2022-03-10..2022-03-17+org:haxefoundation+is:closed
+[latest github]: https://github.com/search?o=desc&q=created:%22%3E+2022-03-10%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