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Re: Did any of you actually learn to script from the wiki?

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Seranok is not online. Seranok
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16 Aug 2012 01:02 PM
By "learn to script" I don't mean:
- looked up a method once you already understood the basic concepts of scripting
- looked up a tutorial about how to use metatables
- etc

I am tired of seeing noobs post and then people saying to go the wiki to learn scripting. I sure didn't learn that way! I learned by editing free models to do what I wanted, until I understood how to script and how to write my own scripts from scratch. THEN I used the wiki.
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Prehistoricman is not online. Prehistoricman
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16 Aug 2012 01:03 PM
Nope.
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booing is not online. booing
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16 Aug 2012 01:18 PM
I asked friends, read the wiki and read free model scripts.
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Legend26 is not online. Legend26
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16 Aug 2012 01:19 PM
Back in '08 the wiki was terrible. It's better now, but still the best way to learn is by example.
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AdvorsusDuo is not online. AdvorsusDuo
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16 Aug 2012 01:22 PM
Same way I learned.
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testedmarkel62 is not online. testedmarkel62
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16 Aug 2012 01:24 PM
Learned by Wiki and and a couple Lualearners articles. Mostly Wiki, though.
Though, it seems most of you guys learned by editing free models.
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kirkyturky12 is not online. kirkyturky12
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16 Aug 2012 01:28 PM
I learned from the wiki, but also from Scripting Helpers.
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BlueTaslem is not online. BlueTaslem
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16 Aug 2012 01:30 PM
Yep. I read the code snippets that the wiki provides, and then read the documentation on the little pieces of it.
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Prehistoricman is not online. Prehistoricman
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16 Aug 2012 01:34 PM
When I learn to script, I think I looked at the wiki first and have no idea what to do. Now the wiki is quite handy. It has changed a lot but I still don't think it is a great place to learn from.

Looking at others' scripts has disadvantages. You can learn bad habits (yep, like me) and learn things that are wrong. When I have tried to teach some people to script, I always tell them a function name doesn't tell the function what to do. Yet, almost all models will have onClicked functions and OnTouched and On* stuff.
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Seranok is not online. Seranok
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16 Aug 2012 01:40 PM
@Prehistoricman

Yeah I used to name my variables like "z" and "x" and so on. Picked up bad habits from poorly written scripts.
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MrNicNac is not online. MrNicNac
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16 Aug 2012 01:42 PM
"Yep. I read the code snippets that the wiki provides, and then read the documentation on the little pieces of it."

And then you woke up.

But no, the Wiki really shouldn't teach scripting, I think. It's more of a reference.
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Seranok is not online. Seranok
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16 Aug 2012 01:43 PM
> It's more of a reference

EXACTLY!!!111
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testedmarkel62 is not online. testedmarkel62
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16 Aug 2012 02:07 PM
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sncplay42 is not online. sncplay42
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16 Aug 2012 02:40 PM
Re Title: Yes.
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Chiefwaffles is not online. Chiefwaffles
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16 Aug 2012 02:59 PM
I learned to script in '09 (and still learning some of the more advanced concepts), starting with the ultra basic guides in the wiki, the wiki's documentation, dissecting free models, and friends.

In short; yes.
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trappingnoobs is not online. trappingnoobs
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16 Aug 2012 03:12 PM
Dingdong's tutorials but I was using wiki from basic all the way through to wherever I am now.
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Quenty is not online. Quenty
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16 Aug 2012 03:13 PM
Yep. I learned from it.
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Vitouliss14 is not online. Vitouliss14
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16 Aug 2012 03:14 PM
I did the same thing as trappingnoobs did.

There are actually very good tutorials on how to script on the wiki currently created by some wiki writers:

TaslemGuy's Scripting Tutorials:(It mostly teachs about math in Lua)

http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/Taslem_Scripting_Tutorial

Camoy's Cookbook(Mostly Useful Examples):

http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/Cookbook

And last but not least Crazypotato4's Tutorial! INGORE THE TITLE:

http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php/User:Crazypotato4/Test
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Flurite is not online. Flurite
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16 Aug 2012 03:43 PM
exact same as trappingnoobs.
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MegaTrader is not online. MegaTrader
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16 Aug 2012 03:53 PM
nope
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TheMyrco is not online. TheMyrco
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16 Aug 2012 03:58 PM
*raises hand*

ð.ð
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pwnedu46 is not online. pwnedu46
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16 Aug 2012 04:02 PM
I learned from the wiki.
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awsumpwner27 is not online. awsumpwner27
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16 Aug 2012 04:08 PM
For me, all the info on the wiki didn't piece together until I read DingDong272's tutorial.
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Candymaniac is not online. Candymaniac
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16 Aug 2012 04:09 PM
I edited free models scripts, understood them, then read the advanced st00f from dingdong's tutorial.

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16 Aug 2012 08:14 PM
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