What are your favorite Roblox developer resources?

Merely · February 2, 2018, 11:57pm

Incomplete list of Roblox web endpoints. Still super useful.

Sharksie · February 2, 2018, 11:59pm

https://anaminus.github.io/api/

This is the only thing I use with few exceptions. For things that use dictionaries like GetProductInfo I use the wiki to find the params. Anaminus’s site is extremely easy and painless to use. I always have at least one tab for it.

It has fast search, high information density, nothing is ever hidden, and contains almost all the API info you could want.

Edit: Also the CoreScripts repo is often useful

Mullets_Gavin · February 3, 2018, 12:01am

I use these:

and the also-updated version:

http://api.roblox.com/docs

DataBrain · February 3, 2018, 12:02am

UserInputService. I can never remember all of its idiosyncrasies.

ColdSmoke · February 3, 2018, 12:16am

Honestly this feature has been the single most influential update to speed up my development time

Particularly how it gives the input datatypes and sometimes the short description

Aerodos12 · February 3, 2018, 12:53am

Any tutorial on the wiki will do for me.

anon73784721 · February 3, 2018, 1:00am

API Reference, definitely.
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I think nearly everyone has put down what I’ve said.

XAXA · February 3, 2018, 1:21am

@EgoMoose’s tutorials on the wiki (Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub) are useful if you’re learning about the practical applications of vector math.

I also like reading @Maximum_ADHD’s detailed change logs he posts on the forums: https://devforum.roblox.com/t/roblox-version-323-is-live/

Other than that, like everyone else said, I just google the name of the API I need a reference to and it tends to pop up as the first result.

Noble_Draconian · February 3, 2018, 2:56am

API Reference
Lua.org
Devforums
Plugins
@Maximum_ADHD (His little experiment sessions are really useful to watch/read)
Discord dev communities (Please don’t ban me for saying this )
Stack overflow
Google
Scripting subforum posts (Before the public forums were removed…)
ACM.org’s digital library
I’m sure there’s a lot more, but that’s a good sample of the tools I use.

Mikastrae · February 3, 2018, 4:05am

I mainly use the API reference in the wiki as it’s extremely helpful.

sleitnick · February 3, 2018, 5:16am

API reference. I find myself constantly searching items on the wiki.

TheMirrorGameCreator · February 3, 2018, 8:07am

Roblox Wiki
Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub
Documentation - Roblox Creator Hub
Lua.org
API Reference

ultraveIvett · February 3, 2018, 10:25am

API Reference, I find it a very useful, even though sometimes the examples do not explain much.

JJ_B · February 3, 2018, 12:34pm

Definitely API Reference, but also some pages like Camera Manipulation and the Global Namespace pages.

shayner32 · February 3, 2018, 12:48pm

ScriptingHelpers.org, even though it’s been a while since I asked a question, I feel like it’s a great tool for even the most experienced scripters who need some help looking at code once in a while.

13kapi13 · February 3, 2018, 2:30pm

API reference on 100%

OutlookG · February 3, 2018, 6:11pm

hands down the API Reference.

codes4breakfast · February 3, 2018, 7:01pm

API reference, but I also love the advanced tutorials, the articles on the lua systems and some of the user-published articles (EgoMooses’ given me a good understanding in vector math that I never had).

Mimi_Dev · February 4, 2018, 2:56am

The wiki is my most used resource. I’m terrible at remembering syntax so I relookup the same thing over and over. I use the cookbook too (same purpose).

Not sure if this is applicable but I’ve been using IMSLP a lot recently to get PD sheet music and transpose it to electronic instruments (So I don’t have to pay someone for stock music).

WhoseTrade · February 4, 2018, 1:49pm

The nearly 10 years of archives the scripters forum posts created were great.