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Part II: Server Side, JavaScript, and Flash: Oh My!
The compiler also supports two other higher - level variants of the Neko language: NekoML and
NXML. The former of these two languages is a functional style language with strong pattern matching
capabilities, ideal for compiler creation, while the latter of the two is written in an XML format and is
mainly targeted as an easy way for applications to output Neko compliable code.
The Neko languages will not be covered in any depth as they fall outside of the scope of this book.
At present, little has been documented about their usage, thus haXe should be considered as the primary
language and compiler for use with the Neko platform. Besides, the Neko virtual machine is the gem in
the toolset and will therefore necessitate all further focus.
The Neko Virtual Machine
The Neko virtual machine is without a doubt the most incredible tool we have ever laid our hands on.
It is light, fast, and so easy to develop against that one can ??™ t help running experiments with it to see just
what it is capable of.
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