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SubSurge is not online. SubSurge
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
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19 Jan 2016 09:45 PM
I'm trying to learn but after a month of watching youtube videos, playing codecombat. Reading this forum. The only thing I understand is printing.
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phoenix53124 is not online. phoenix53124
Joined: 25 Feb 2009
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19 Jan 2016 09:48 PM
A year to do it self-sufficiently. That was by dissecting others' code and piecing it back together again. I'm not sure how I used to be so good at things like that. I surely lost that talent long ago. I mean, I used to be able to calculate decimals in my head, but now I can't even square things properly.
What have they put in the food this time?
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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
Joined: 07 Dec 2014
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19 Jan 2016 10:33 PM
It doesn't take too long to learn how to script.
For me, 1- 3 Hours to learn basics of lua.
Then I expanded my knowledge every once and a while.

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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
Joined: 07 Dec 2014
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19 Jan 2016 10:35 PM
oh and another thing, Don't watch videos on youtube, its useless. for me atleast.
Anyways, your brain can collect more data when you read, visually learning may be a bit complex, and can be time consuming.
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Duncan2468 is not online. Duncan2468
Joined: 22 Dec 2011
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19 Jan 2016 10:48 PM
I started using ROBLOX University (i'm one of the few people who actually began scripting using those yt vids) and then moved on to the wiki.
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zappata1 is not online. zappata1
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19 Jan 2016 10:50 PM
I "tried" learning 2 yrs ago and umm I failed I spent about a year trying to learn but like I would takes breaks from roblox I am a average scripter but wanting to get back at it c;
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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
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19 Jan 2016 11:00 PM
Dude, IT TOOK YOU A YEAR? Just learn the basics from Roblox Wiki then make a game. Trust me, it helps...
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LongKillKreations is not online. LongKillKreations
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19 Jan 2016 11:01 PM
@raul how much of Lua do you know?
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128Gigabytes is online. 128Gigabytes
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19 Jan 2016 11:02 PM
@RaulChaser
I learned a ton in a few youtube videos after learning nothing reading the wiki for a few weeks.

Not everyone's brain absorbs more from reading.
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AdvancedObjects is not online. AdvancedObjects
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19 Jan 2016 11:04 PM
I agree, youtube videos (in my opinion) were a lot better than the wiki when starting off.



#Code print("Song Link: http://www.roblox.com/Deorro-vs-Swedish-House-Mafia-Save-The-5-Hours-item?id=340827217")
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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
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19 Jan 2016 11:04 PM
@128, yeah I guess your correct. Some people absorb knowledge from different sources. The reason why I cant learn from youtube is because, your learning from another persons method, wich many people don't think the same way.
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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
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19 Jan 2016 11:05 PM
@longkillcreations,
I know what I need to know to script.
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LongKillKreations is not online. LongKillKreations
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19 Jan 2016 11:05 PM
The wiki is not that good of a source for learning Lua, if you ask me. But great for ROBLOX resources.

I personally find youtube videos awful, especially because my hearing is kinda bad so I often spend a lot of time rewinding.
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LongKillKreations is not online. LongKillKreations
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19 Jan 2016 11:06 PM
"Dude, IT TOOK YOU A YEAR? Just learn the basics from Roblox Wiki then make a game. Trust me, it helps..."

Is that a long time? I've been learning for about a year too.
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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
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19 Jan 2016 11:06 PM
I was talking about roblox Lua
I don't know the actual LUA, only C++
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AdvancedObjects is not online. AdvancedObjects
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19 Jan 2016 11:07 PM
I guess youtube videos depend on the clarity of the person talking.



#Code print("Song Link: http://www.roblox.com/Deorro-vs-Swedish-House-Mafia-Save-The-5-Hours-item?id=340827217")
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LongKillKreations is not online. LongKillKreations
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19 Jan 2016 11:08 PM
"I was talking about roblox Lua
I don't know the actual LUA, only C++"

You apparently don't know what Lua is
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LongKillKreations is not online. LongKillKreations
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19 Jan 2016 11:09 PM
"I guess youtube videos depend on the clarity of the person talking."

Meh. Even the "good ones" that people sent me, I found awful.

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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
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19 Jan 2016 11:11 PM
@Longkill, If this is going to turn into chaos, I will speak no further... anyways, lua is moon. blah blah, lua is also a coding language, etc. Anyways, you are correct about the "good ones" still being awful. Not saying I hate them, just... nvm.
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litalela is not online. litalela
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19 Jan 2016 11:14 PM
i learn more every day

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128Gigabytes is online. 128Gigabytes
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19 Jan 2016 11:15 PM
If you know roblox lua well, you know regular lua.

This is some code I keep on a lua compiler to balance my bank account.

(I replaced all my information with fake example information for obvious reasons)

local history = {
[2015] = {
december = {

["24-12:34PM"] = {"Paycheck: [Place I work]"; 128.00;};

["25-1:37PM"] = {"Gas"; -25.01;};

};
}; --[[2015 end]]

[2016] = {
january = {

};
february = {

};
march = {

};
april = {

};
may = {

};
june = {

};
july = {

};
august = {

};
september = {

};
october = {

};
november = {

};
december = {

};
}; --[[2016 end]]
}

local cache = {
balance = nil;
savings = nil;
extra = nil;
paycheck = nil;
}

calculate = {
balance = function()
if (cache.balance == nil) then
cache.balance = 0
for _, year in next, history do
for _, month in next, year do
for _, day in next, month do
cache.balance = (cache.balance + day[2])
end
end
end
end
return cache.balance;
end;

savings = function()
return (calculate.paycheck() / 2);
end;

extra = function()
return (calculate.balance() - calculate.savings());
end;

paycheck = function()
if (cache.paycheck == nil) then
cache.paycheck = 0
for _, year in next, history do
for _, month in next, year do
for _, day in next, month do
if (day[1]:find("Paycheck: ")) then
cache.paycheck = (cache.paycheck + day[2])
end
end
end
end
end
return cache.paycheck;
end;

all = function()
return ("\nBalance; " .. calculate.balance() .. "\nSavings; " .. calculate.savings() .. "\nExtra; " .. calculate.extra() .. "\nPaycheck; " .. calculate.paycheck());
end;

}

print("Balance; current expected balance")
print("Savings; amount you leave in the bank")
print("Extra; amount you can spend")
print("Paycheck; amount you have been paid total")
print("All; print all")
print(("_"):rep(42))

while true do
local input = io.read():lower()
if (calculate[input]) then
print(input:sub(1, 1):upper() .. input:sub(2) .. "; " .. calculate[input]())
else
print("Invalid")
end
end
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LongKillKreations is not online. LongKillKreations
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19 Jan 2016 11:15 PM
I think perhaps you are a little confused - "ROBLOX Lua" is just Lua 5.1 embedded into ROBLOX, with some roblox-specific functions and API added, with a few functions here and there that you'd normally find in Lua 5.1 removed.


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RaulChaser is not online. RaulChaser
Joined: 07 Dec 2014
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19 Jan 2016 11:17 PM
So technically it can be considered 'Roblox lua' and not just 'lua'. If it were given modifications, its not pure, Lua 5.1

- That was hard to read
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DrHaximus is not online. DrHaximus
Joined: 22 Nov 2011
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19 Jan 2016 11:20 PM
@raul

not at all
it functions exactly the same as normal lua

lua == "roblox lua"
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Aethex is not online. Aethex
Joined: 16 Oct 2011
Total Posts: 2193
19 Jan 2016 11:34 PM
technically, learning to print is still learning
so you can say you "learned lua"

learning is a process that never stops
currently, roblox is still updating features and adding new methods to its library making it impossible to completely "learn" the language
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