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Has anybody found a good way to learn Roblox Lua?(I tried Roblox wiki but it was no help)
I'm starting to learn Roblox Lua but I can't seem to find a very good place to learn it. Does anybody know a good way to learn it?
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It depends where you have looked on the wiki. The tutorials and associated videos on this page are a good place to start: http://wiki.roblox.com/index.php?title=Intro_to_Scripting. Otherwise, there is a wide range of youtube videos to help get you started. mattscy 3725 — 7y
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I watched those already ootheboss 32 — 7y
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i'll try some youtube videos ootheboss 32 — 7y
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Hey ootheboss,
I know that the wiki is a daunting task to deal with at the beginning, and that is why when I first started Lua, I would just watch videos on youtube. So, below I'll show you 4 decent ways in which you can learn Lua.
Practice
One of the greatest ways to learn coding is just to go on Studio and try what you want to make. Though the task may be daunting at first, once you get started and cut down the grunt work, it becomes easier over time. Practicing also helps you to get used to the basics and build a sense of coding because you type the codes of line so much that they become almost muscle memory.
Wiki
I know that you said the wiki doesn't help you but, I strongly suggest that you use it because it has a lot of concepts explained from basics to advanced. At first, I hated reading the wiki too but, when I ran into a problem and solved it with the wiki, the feeling was so satisfying because it was my code that I learned myself and did myself. Sure, the wiki helped me but, I wasn't a part of the society that just spoonfeeds information to me, I did something alone and utilized information that somebody provided to make something greater.
Videos
Videos are very useful because they show you every step, so it is very useful if you are very new to scripting. Your understanding of the concept increases with videos, and it paints a visual of what you should be getting so videos are great to do something quickly and to learn them quickly. Although, videos cut down on creativeness because they code for you and they also prevent you from being able to learn from wikis because the creators don't use that many professional terms to describe the code like the wiki might.
Edit others code
It is very helpful to play around with other people's code, assuming that their code is efficient and works. This can help you understand concepts better through concepts and visuals of the results. Editing others code helps you understand how code should be formatted and what difference the efficiency of the code makes. So, at the end it helps you develop good format, efficiency, and understanding.
Well, I hope I helped and have a nice day!
~~ KingLoneCat