Just A Short Poll

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#1

Self-explanatory post.

Please answer the questions in the polls below. It would be greatly appreciated if you did! :slightly_smiling_face:

Yes @MatticusG this post is exactly what you think is it

Do you know how utilize GitHub for Roblox Development?
  • Yes
  • Yesn’t (I have some experience but im not a master)
  • No

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If the answer to the previous question was no, would you be interested in learning how?
  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

If you are a scripter/programmer, do you script with Visual Studio Code or the Roblox Studio Script Editor?
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Roblox Studio Script Editor
  • Other (Reply with what you use)

0 voters

If the answer to your question wasn’t Visual Studio Code, would you be interested in learning how to use Visual Studio Code for Scripting on Roblox?
  • Yes
  • No

0 voters

Thanks! :slightly_smiling_face:

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#2

I use vs code and github. They have so much advantages where it’s dumb to not do so.

Lets say studio crashes and u didnt save ur code, you would get still have your code. And github with vscode allows for easy code collabs. Which is a huge inconvenience for working together.

You also get a better code editor experience.

Lets say you accidently break something, well with github source control, you can easily revert TO a working version, which is so good. Would highly recommend

#3

“An interesting poll”
@ValiantWind is using marketing strategies on DevForum, impressive :stuck_out_tongue:

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#4

I have a very hard time understanding what github is even useful for let alone how to use it. It is very complicated at least for me. And I don’t really like vs code. I use it for Java Python and C and I just think that the studio editor is much easier to use.

#5

Yes, I dont use github at all, Idek it existed

#6

Actually, this purpose of this poll is not what you think it is :slight_smile:

Understandable.

Wait so you don’t know what GitHub is?

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#7

Happened to me just 2 nights ago, Roblox saved everything.

I do wish that Roblox had better collab script editing, but I personally find it adequate.

From my experience, Roblox’s script editor is worlds better.

Roblox has offered script versioning for a while now.

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#8

I haven’t messed with it much, but I do find it useful at least for file hosting and remote access related things. I personally almost never need to use it, but I think it’s always good to know your options in case you ever do.

#9

I love GitHub. As a programmer, I find it so useful for both Development in Roblox and elsewhere.

I could list all the reasons but we’re getting off-topic.

Yep. And there’s no doubt I’ve used it multiple times.

#10

Wait so you don’t know what GitHub is?

Correction: Idek it existed until a year ago, thx for pointing that out

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#11

Yeah I know the topic isn’t about marketing, but the name “an interesting poll” makes you want to click more than “Github support on Roblox LuaU developement”
Thats really what I meant.
Nothing mean, don’t get me wrong.

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#12

I use something called roblox-ts, which I can’t provide the link for right now, but you can search it up. It allows you to convert TypeScript into Luau, and ever since I found it, I am absolutely hooked, since I previously used TypeScript for web design and also to make a Discord bot. Plus, there are so many linters and other tools that I can easily use for TypeScript.

Obviously, being a TypeScript project, I use GitHub and VSCode.

#13

Studio crashes while u didn’t save code, boom gone.

You get many features from vs code which u dont get from roblox. Like scripting extensions and github copilot(which is sadly paid now)

I would recommend seeing this rdc talk, explains why vs code has huge advantages but I understand that it’s not for everyone.

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#14

It’s possible to make plugins in Studio for script editing.

That’s exactly what happened and I hadn’t saved for hours. Studio normally creates auto-saves when you enter test mode, but it didn’t even lose the progress that I had while I was typing right before the crash.

I’ll watch that out of curiosity. But unless there’s a way to bring over Roblox Studio’s smart autocomplete and type detection, I wouldn’t use anything else.

#15

You can use roblox lsp. Something you cant do in studio is add custom autocomplete. Only roblox’s dan be used.

#16

Is that just a basic copy or a full copy of Roblox’s auto-complete system?

A plugin can be made to do this.

I’m just over 2/3 through the video and he hasn’t mentioned a single thing that Studio doesn’t already offer. I think that’s why this video is unlisted.

#17

The video was made in 2019. Before any of those features were made. The videos are unlisted because roblox doesn’t want it clogging up their yt page. They do this will all rdc talks

No, it can’t. It’s impossible.

#18

From their public video list, I don’t think that’s the case. It would make sense for them to unlist something that is no longer relevant.

But I think this proves my point that it isn’t needed. The only use I see is to quickly write code, that isn’t for anything specific, without having to open all of Studio. But even that isn’t such a big deal anymore as Studio is beginning to launch faster and faster.

But if people prefer using an external IDE, then more power to them. I just don’t see the point personally.

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#19

I agree.

Practically all the benefits that Visual Studio Code has compared to Roblox Studio has been implemented now.

Multiple features have been added up to a point where I don’t want to take my time migrating to a different Scripting editor like VSCode.

Anyway, we’re getting off-topic now. This is only a poll :sweat_smile:

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#20

GitHub is useful for finding code and sharing my projects; VSC just seems like a waste of energy, even with Rojo. By the time I fail at setting it all up, I’ve lost my motivation. Studio’s code editor isn’t bad, especially not enough to make me say “this isn’t worth it.”

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