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No matter what I do I cant understand scripting Should I give up on scripting?

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EzireBlueFlame 14

5 years ago

No matter what I do i cant understand it. The roblox API dosent explain everything and I dont know what else to do.

I'm not gonna lie to you and say it's all roses and cupcakes because it's not; programming/scripting/coding can be very challenging. Such as with anything else in life, if you want to get good at it, you're gonna have to put in the time just like your favorite athlete/gamer/artist/etc did in theirs. Cousin_Potato 129 — 5y

Don't let that discourage you. Many of us have been, will be or are still there. But most importantly, that's what this community is for. If there's something you need help with, you should ask for help no matter how trivial. Good luck to you. Cousin_Potato 129 — 5y

^^^^^ User#23365 30 — 5y

^ ee0w 458 — 5y

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Answered by

Lugical 425

5 years ago

Honestly, this depends on these 2 questions.

Do you have a passion for programming?

Is it too much stress?/Is it TOO stressful?

Here's the first part: if you have a true passion for programming, and want to continue on, then don't give up! Just work up your way, and try to find all the resources you can to help you. I'd recommend checking out the Developer Hub (https://www.robloxdev.com/) (they tend to provide clearer material to some API), or even reading other ScriptingHelpers questions to get familiar with the matter.

BUT...

If you're also saying it's too stressful, try reducing your time on it, or find ways to make it fun, like making it randomly print terrible jokes! As long as it's your passion, keep going on and put in the hours.

Now, if it isn't your passion, and it's too stressful, programming may not be for you, but that's alright. There are many other things that you could do, and who knows, you may have a hard time at programming, but a master at something else.

If you're learning programming as a skill on the side, it's your choice. You have to analyze your current situation and wonder,Would I need to truly use this skill in the near future? But I have to be brute and honest: if you do continue, you have to work hard, and make sure you don't rush. Take time to learn stuff, and almost everything new has a learning curve. the more time you spend and the more you learn, the easier programming will eventually become.

Answered by

A1exTatum 57

5 years ago

Edited 5 years ago

giving up isn't a answer... there are many tutorials all over the web that you can find. aka peasfactory (which is a youtuber). it takes dedication and time to learn scripting.

it can take days,weeks,months or even years to learn you just gotta stay at it

try looking at the script learn what the script does write it down mutable times and memorize it. you don't learn right away. but continue to learn, the better :)

Is roblox api a good place to learn? EzireBlueFlame 14 — 5y

yea, if you can't understand what roblox puts in the api i would suggest really basic tutorials on youtube for a start, which you can look up peasfactory < where i learned most of my basics, and just search around.. also go into some free models and look at the scripts learn what they do and try learning off that. do anything you can to learn man. but i would suggest looking at peasfactory on his A1exTatum 57 — 5y

basic tutorial. A1exTatum 57 — 5y

Don't recommend youtube, especially not peasfactory. User#19524 175 — 5y

also I have found some things inside of the API which are incorrect, an example being(for people who can script): you can access localplayer through a server script. WHICH IS INCORRECT @Bowser_Films MusicalDisplay 173 — 5y

Answered by

Ap_inity 112

5 years ago

You shouldn't give up, it's quite simple to learn, and write Lua code!

There are so many tools online that can help you with programming, I've listed some helpful links below, for you to check out, as they might help you!

Roblox API - YouTube Scripting Tutorials - r/robloxgamedev

Staring awkwardly.... "ITS QUITE SIMPle TO LEARN AND WRITE LUA CODE" First off, roblox isn't lua second off its not easy.... greatneil80 2647 — 5y

It's rbx.lua, which is technically an altered version of lua. It follows many syntax and API to lua, so... Lugical 425 — 5y

lua is fun to code in tbh, but it is very picky i have to say.. MusicalDisplay 173 — 5y

Answered by

GlideSquared 2

5 years ago

I took advanced C++ programming classes in college and after the first couple lessons, I picked up on it. We started with going over the basic variable types, loops, and if statements. These work the same in Lua and once you get these down, you can create many types of scripts. You should start with something that sounds simple to you but still challenging enough that you're not quite sure how to do it. Go with that idea and program it the best you can until you need to look up a video on how to do it. I felt confident programming in C++ but when I switched to lua scripting on roblox I looked up countless videos on how to script the simplest of things. I've been scripting on and off for a year now and I still need to google or youtube how to script certain things. Just stick with it and you'll get it down. If you end up liking it, maybe you could try out C++, it's surprising how similar they are. Oh and remember to take breaks. It can be very annoying when you can not figure something out or how to fix a bug. Coming back after taking a break usually helps.

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