Should I use object oriented programming when scripting in Lua?

[nicknickphoenix (RoughinIt_Dev)]

Hello everyone, I am wondering whether I should use object oriented programming when coding in Lua.
When I searched it up, I got mixed responses, such as this one:

@Denz_Noviembre

I don’t understand what you mean by saying “Implementing OOP into Roblox”, as Roblox, as most of game engines are designed around OOP, OOP is a fundamental part of them, so there is nothing to implement. If you can share some of those videos you’re talking about, would be great.

Asking why is OOP better is like asking why is oxygen better. Better than what? It is not better, it just is.

So, should I use object oriented programming? Thanks!

[Rodtodon]

Like your linked post said, OOP is everywhere in ROBLOX. Every instance you use is an object that belongs to a class (e.g. BasePart, Humanoid) which has fields (e.g. Size, Health) and methods (e.g. Destroy(), Clone().) You can make your own custom classes as well.

For instance, instead of making a simple car model that you clone and manually adjust every time you want a new car, you could make a custom car class. In that class you could: define a general way to construct cars every time; write common variables like velocity, acceleration, and chassis color; write common methods like Brake() and ChangeColor(). OOP just makes everything less cluttered and much easier to manage.

[nicknickphoenix (RoughinIt_Dev)]

So, it is a good idea to use OOP in lua?

[Rodtodon]

Yes? It’s a little weird in ROBLOX because there’s no easy way to make a class, you have to do some trickery with metatables, but yes, it’s a good practice.