AS3 vs haXe performance test with APE (ActionScript Physics Engine)
February 5th, 2007
I came across Experimenting with Web Game Development and found a solid start on tests comparing AS3 and haXe. Most interesting to me was a port of Alec Cove’s APE to haXe.
The results are quite disappointing however… the haXe port underperforms remarkably:
AS3 version
haXe version
I’ve been meaning to play with haXe since I first learned of it as it seems like a wildly brilliant idea and because MTASC became such a staple in my AS2 development. Not that this will stop me, but disappointing all the same…
You should check it out again. See physaxe http://haxe.org/com/libs/physaxe - it looks to be one of the fastest/most stable engines out there - beats the as3 counterpart of glaze. Can compile to C++ too now with tests at http://gamehaxe.com/2008/12/23/hxcpp-03-released/
not to mention the posibilities http://www.netvibes.com/#games
disregard the last link - for speed check out - http://lab.polygonal.de/2009/03/14/a-little-alchemy-in-hx3ds/