I have always wondered which is better for Roblox game development, OOP or procedural? Also, I do not get the point of using it, and why it is used so much by developers. I have not got a slightest clue on how to use it. I feel like this technique is hidden in the Roblox DevHub and Roblox DevForums. Should I use it, and how do I use it in a game engine like Roblox? Is this an outdated technique used by developers 2+ years ago, or is it still commonly used by developers on Roblox?
Appreciate it if you replied.
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OOP will always be better. OOP is vaguely about organization and code readability. It's not outdated. If you've ever used Javascript, it's basically the same. Treat lua tables like objects: tables can contain every datatype (most importantly for oop - functions). ModuleScripts are like Classes which can/would serve the same purpose.
If you don't know how to use it, it's not a big deal. Although it is a fundamental of programming. OOP is really good at keeping code coupled (all code related), whereas everything in one script can be loosely coupled which isn't optimal.
If you want to learn about it, I don't suggest doing it on Lua to do so. Try Java for instance (The IDE's will serve you well for OOP)
tl;dr oop sucks (also oop basically useless in lua xd)