Scratch

joeyman · 2009-03-15 09:06:21

I would like to make a big thanks to Scratch. Why? Before I found Scratch, I had no idea of what I was going to do when I grow up. After playing Scratch for a year or so, I was inspired to become a become a Computer Programmer and Scripter. I know how to code Lua, so other languages won't be too hard to learn. I am taking a Cisco Networking Course next year in High School, and I will possibly go to College at MIT. (Since I live in Massachusetts already...) Who knows? Maybe I'll even go to MIT and join the Scratch Team! So, thank you, Scratch, for giving me a start on my future! smile

joeyman · 2009-03-15 11:11:21

Also, I got experience in Lua Scripting on roblox, like this:

Code:

while true do
e = Instance.new("Explosion")
e.Parent = game.Workspace
e.Position = game.Workspace.ExplodingBrick
end

Paddle2See · 2009-03-15 12:58:32

That's great that Scratch helped you discover the joys of programming! And that lua script is interesting...clearly Object Oriented from the looks of it. Would you recommend Roblox as a good "next step" for Scratchers looking for a new challenge?

joeyman · 2009-03-15 21:32:13

Paddle2See wrote:
That's great that Scratch helped you discover the joys of programming! And that lua script is interesting...clearly Object Oriented from the looks of it. Would you recommend Roblox as a good "next step" for Scratchers looking for a new challenge?

Definitely! Roblox scripting is harder than Scratch, I know because I haven't mastered it yet... but If they want a career in scripting, they should try Lua Scripting. It uses some of Scratch's techniques, like:

Scratch: Forever
Roblox: while true do

Scratch: Set [variable] to [1]
Roblox: variable = 1

Scratch: broadcats [hello]
Roblox: print("Hello!")

demosthenes · 2009-03-15 21:47:13

joeyman wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
That's great that Scratch helped you discover the joys of programming! And that lua script is interesting...clearly Object Oriented from the looks of it. Would you recommend Roblox as a good "next step" for Scratchers looking for a new challenge?
Definitely! Roblox scripting is harder than Scratch, I know because I haven't mastered it yet... but If they want a career in scripting, they should try Lua Scripting. It uses some of Scratch's techniques, like:

Scratch: Forever
Roblox: while true do

Scratch: Set [variable] to [1]
Roblox: variable = 1

Scratch: broadcats [hello]
Roblox: print("Hello!")

That seems very similar to the programming language python. (python.org) I recommend that if you want to move in the direction of being a programmer because it is considered a more advanced/powerful language even though it isn't that hard to learn.

demosthenes · 2009-03-15 21:50:54

joeyman wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
That's great that Scratch helped you discover the joys of programming! And that lua script is interesting...clearly Object Oriented from the looks of it. Would you recommend Roblox as a good "next step" for Scratchers looking for a new challenge?
Definitely! Roblox scripting is harder than Scratch, I know because I haven't mastered it yet... but If they want a career in scripting, they should try Lua Scripting. It uses some of Scratch's techniques, like:

Scratch: Forever
Roblox: while true do

Scratch: Set [variable] to [1]
Roblox: variable = 1

Scratch: broadcats [hello]
Roblox: print("Hello!")

Does Lua Scripting have definable functions?

coolstuff · 2009-03-15 22:05:51

demosthenes wrote:
joeyman wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
That's great that Scratch helped you discover the joys of programming! And that lua script is interesting...clearly Object Oriented from the looks of it. Would you recommend Roblox as a good "next step" for Scratchers looking for a new challenge?
Definitely! Roblox scripting is harder than Scratch, I know because I haven't mastered it yet... but If they want a career in scripting, they should try Lua Scripting. It uses some of Scratch's techniques, like:

Scratch: Forever
Roblox: while true do

Scratch: Set [variable] to [1]
Roblox: variable = 1

Scratch: broadcats [hello]
Roblox: print("Hello!")
Does Lua Scripting have definable functions?

I'm guessing so. Most serious programming languages have definable functions.
Lua Scripting looks somewhat like a BASIC language... My favourite of which being Just BASIC. It's brilliant, check it out.

technoguyx · 2009-03-16 12:04:58

demosthenes wrote:
joeyman wrote:
Paddle2See wrote:
That's great that Scratch helped you discover the joys of programming! And that lua script is interesting...clearly Object Oriented from the looks of it. Would you recommend Roblox as a good "next step" for Scratchers looking for a new challenge?
Definitely! Roblox scripting is harder than Scratch, I know because I haven't mastered it yet... but If they want a career in scripting, they should try Lua Scripting. It uses some of Scratch's techniques, like:

Scratch: Forever
Roblox: while true do

Scratch: Set [variable] to [1]
Roblox: variable = 1

Scratch: broadcats [hello]
Roblox: print("Hello!")
Does Lua Scripting have definable functions?

Yes, they're called Functions, I think.

As for ROBLOX Lua, I only know basic stuff about it.

joeyman · 2009-03-16 16:24:50

YEs, lua has definable funtions. For a boutton that a player can click would be somethink like:

Code:

Funtion-OnClicked()
<script goes here>
end
script.Parent.Clicked:connect(OnClicked)

technoguyx · 2009-03-16 18:13:39

joeyman wrote:
YEs, lua has definable funtions. For a boutton that a player can click would be somethink like:
Code:
Funtion-OnClicked()
<script goes here>
end
script.Parent.Clicked:connect(OnClicked)

For that script to be applicable, the brick has to have a ClickDetector object inside it. Just sayin' wink

joeyman · 2009-03-16 20:14:17

I know, i haven't mastered Lua yet.

Scratch

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