Overview

TypeScript

Stacks105.1K

Followers74.2K

Votes503

GitHub Stars106.6K

Forks13.1K

Haxe

Stacks151

Followers59

Votes0

GitHub Stars6.6K

Forks688

Haxe vs TypeScript: What are the differences?

Introduction

Below are the key differences between Haxe and TypeScript:

Compilation Process and Targets: Haxe is a strictly typed programming language and is cross-platform. It can compile to various targets, such as JavaScript, C++, Java, Python, and more. On the other hand, TypeScript is a superset of JavaScript and can only compile to JavaScript. It adds static typing and other features to JavaScript, making it easier to build large-scale applications.
Syntax and Language Features: Haxe has a simpler, more concise syntax with features like type inference, pattern matching, and algebraic data types. TypeScript, being a superset of JavaScript, has a very similar syntax to JavaScript and adds static typing, interfaces, generics, and more advanced language features.
Community and Ecosystem: TypeScript has a larger and more mature community compared to Haxe. TypeScript is widely used in the industry and has significant adoption, making it easier to find libraries, tools, and support. Haxe, although actively developed and used, has a smaller community and a more niche market.
Tooling and Integration: TypeScript has excellent tooling support with widely used integrated development environments (IDEs) like Visual Studio Code and a rich ecosystem of plugins and extensions. Haxe also has good tooling support, but it may not be as extensive as TypeScript. In terms of integration with other technologies, TypeScript has better interoperability with JavaScript libraries, frameworks, and existing codebases.
Runtime Performance: Haxe compiles to native code, which can result in better performance compared to JavaScript-based TypeScript. However, the difference in performance may vary based on the target platform and the specific use case.
Adoption and Industry Support: TypeScript is backed by Microsoft and has gained significant traction in the industry. It is widely adopted by large organizations and is often the language of choice for developing Angular applications. Haxe, although used in various industries and game development, may not have the same level of adoption and industry support as TypeScript.

In summary, Haxe and TypeScript differ in their compilation targets, syntax, community, tooling support, performance, and industry adoption. While Haxe is versatile and compiles to multiple platforms, TypeScript offers a broader ecosystem, better tooling, and wider industry support.

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Advice on TypeScript, Haxe

Peter

May 17, 2019

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TypeScript

I use TypeScript because:

incredible developer tooling and community support
actively developed and supported by Microsoft (yes, I like Microsoft) ;)
easier to make sense of a TS codebase because the annotations provide so much more context than plain JS
refactors become easier (VSCode has superb support for TS)

I've switched back and forth between TS and Flow and decided a year ago to abandon Flow completely in favor of TS. I don't want to bash Flow, however, my main grievances are very poor tooling (editor integration leaves much to be desired), a slower release cycle, and subpar docs and community support.

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Jarvis

May 16, 2019

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TypeScript

Flow (JS)

I use TypeScript because it isn't just about validating the types I'm expecting to receive though that is a huge part of it too. Flow (JS) seems to be a type system only. TypeScript also allows you to use the latest features of JavaScript while also providing the type checking. To be fair to Flow (JS), I have not used it, but likely wouldn't have due to the additional features I get from TypeScript.

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David

VP Engineering at Trolley

May 16, 2019

Reviewon

JavaScript

Flow (JS)

TypeScript

We originally (in 2017) started rewriting our platform from JavaScript to Flow (JS) but found the library support for Flow was lacking. After switching gears to TypeScript we've never looked back. At this point we're finding that frontend and backend libraries are supporting TypeScript out of the box and where the support is missing that the commuity is typically got a solution in hand.

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Detailed Comparison

TypeScript	Haxe
TypeScript is a language for application-scale JavaScript development. It's a typed superset of JavaScript that compiles to plain JavaScript.	It is an open source toolkit based on a modern, high level, strictly typed programming language, a cross-compiler, a complete cross-platform standard library and ways to access each platform's native capabilities.
-	Extension methods; Functional programming; Ability to target alternate platforms such as C#.NET; Ability to target devices that support only C++
Statistics
GitHub Stars 106.6K	GitHub Stars 6.6K
GitHub Forks 13.1K	GitHub Forks 688
Stacks 105.1K	Stacks 151
Followers 74.2K	Followers 59
Votes 503	Votes 0
Pros & Cons
Pros 173 More intuitive and type safe javascript 105 Type safe 80 JavaScript superset 48 The best AltJS ever 27 Best AltJS for BackEnd Cons 5 Code may look heavy and confusing 4 Hype	Pros 0 [object Object]
Integrations
No integrations available	C++ HTML5 Python Node.js C#

What are some alternatives to TypeScript, Haxe?

JavaScript

JavaScript is most known as the scripting language for Web pages, but used in many non-browser environments as well such as node.js or Apache CouchDB. It is a prototype-based, multi-paradigm scripting language that is dynamic,and supports object-oriented, imperative, and functional programming styles.

Python

Python is a general purpose programming language created by Guido Van Rossum. Python is most praised for its elegant syntax and readable code, if you are just beginning your programming career python suits you best.

PHP

Fast, flexible and pragmatic, PHP powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.

Ruby

Ruby is a language of careful balance. Its creator, Yukihiro “Matz” Matsumoto, blended parts of his favorite languages (Perl, Smalltalk, Eiffel, Ada, and Lisp) to form a new language that balanced functional programming with imperative programming.

Java

Java is a programming language and computing platform first released by Sun Microsystems in 1995. There are lots of applications and websites that will not work unless you have Java installed, and more are created every day. Java is fast, secure, and reliable. From laptops to datacenters, game consoles to scientific supercomputers, cell phones to the Internet, Java is everywhere!

Golang

Go is expressive, concise, clean, and efficient. Its concurrency mechanisms make it easy to write programs that get the most out of multicore and networked machines, while its novel type system enables flexible and modular program construction. Go compiles quickly to machine code yet has the convenience of garbage collection and the power of run-time reflection. It's a fast, statically typed, compiled language that feels like a dynamically typed, interpreted language.

HTML5

HTML5 is a core technology markup language of the Internet used for structuring and presenting content for the World Wide Web. As of October 2014 this is the final and complete fifth revision of the HTML standard of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The previous version, HTML 4, was standardised in 1997.

C#

C# (pronounced "See Sharp") is a simple, modern, object-oriented, and type-safe programming language. C# has its roots in the C family of languages and will be immediately familiar to C, C++, Java, and JavaScript programmers.

Scala

Scala is an acronym for “Scalable Language”. This means that Scala grows with you. You can play with it by typing one-line expressions and observing the results. But you can also rely on it for large mission critical systems, as many companies, including Twitter, LinkedIn, or Intel do. To some, Scala feels like a scripting language. Its syntax is concise and low ceremony; its types get out of the way because the compiler can infer them.

Elixir

Elixir leverages the Erlang VM, known for running low-latency, distributed and fault-tolerant systems, while also being successfully used in web development and the embedded software domain.