There are plenty of reasons why people choose to learn to code, not just on ROBLOX but everywhere. The ability to code is a very useful tool in not only work, but also in your personal life. Coding can allow you to automate gruelling tasks to free up time for more enjoyable activities, for example, take voice assistants, you can now tell them to set a timer for you so you don’t have to do it yourself. Even the little things make peoples lives easier.

But why learn to code specifically on ROBLOX? Well, it could be down to one or more of the many reasons why people learn. You could have a passion for making games, you could want to bring an idea to life that you’ve been sitting on for a while, or you might just want money. Learning to code on ROBLOX can help to achieve or fuel all of those things. Learning to code on ROBLOX can also be fun and anyone can do it, with ROBLOX’s child-friendly nature, even children under the age of 10 should be able to learn at least something. But how do you learn? There are many ways, here we’ll be going through all of the main ways for learning to script on ROBLOX.

Four Main Methods:

• Watching YouTube Tutorials
• Reading ROBLOX’s official documentation
• Hiring a Personal Tutor
• Learning from Reading Other’s Code

Watching YouTube Tutorials

Watching tutorials on YouTube can be a great way to learn to script, especially if you find it easy to learn by watching. Learning to script from videos allows you to see what’s going on as well as hear, allowing you to make sure you’re doing everything correctly and find issues if you aren’t. There are thousands of scripting tutorials avaliable on YouTube, many can be found here on my YouTube Channel (@Squidingz), but there are lots more avaliable for free on YouTube. This is a very popular option as you can find out how to do pretty much anything on YouTube, whether you want to script a Car or Rocket Ship, or you want to save user’s data so they can carry on where they started off when they rejoin, YouTube has you covered, all you have to do is search for whatever you need. YouTube tutorials can also be beneficial if you get stuck, most videos have an avaliable comment section for you to ask the creator questions. Some creators even have links to social media where you can contact them with inquiries, such as on Twitter or Discord.  Therefore, learning from watching YouTube Tutorials can be very helpful as what you’re learning is visualised, which can further assist you in understanding topics.

Reading The Roblox Documentation

ROBLOX themselves have created full documentation for Luau (the ROBLOX scripting language) that is freely avaliable for you to use. It can be found here and you can read about most topics and syntax for the language. Reading documentation can be good if you struggle with concentration when watching video. It’s also a great tool as you can read it at your own pace, you aren’t limited to the speed of the video. Documentation also often includes code that you can copy and paste, allowing you to modify code you know already works. This can help you further develop an understanding for the Luau syntax and how the language itself functions. The documentation also includes guides that take you through learning ROBLOX Studio step-by-step that are easy to look back on, allowing you to refresh your memory whenever you need to, without having to look through a video series trying to remember where you learnt something. It’s as easy as searching for what you need and reading. Therefore, reading the Official Roblox Documentation can be essential as you can learn exactly how to code well on ROBLOX step-by-step.

Hiring a Personal Tutor

Hiring a personal tutor can be an excellent choice if you’re willing to pay someone. This can be the most efficient and easy way to learn to code on Roblox as you have direct access to someone who can answer most, if not all of your questions. You can talk to someone who has gone through the learning process like you are currently and most likely knows whats best. It can help you fill the gaps in your knowledge with greater understanding of the platform & development overall. Unfortunately, paying someone to tutor you isn’t always cheap as it is a valuable skill to have & sell. This might mean it isn’t the best option for you. There are places you can ask for direct help for free, such as contacting YouTubers like I mentioned earlier or joining their communities and asking for help there. Therefore, hiring a personal tutor can be very useful for answering questions but there are other free, and arguably better, options out there.

Learning From Reading Others’ Code

Learning from others’ code is a good way to learn. Reading pre-made code allows you to develop an understanding of exactly how to achieve specific things, you can see how others construct their code for efficiency and you can learn from their mistakes. Unfortunately, not all code avaliable is high quality, many models in Roblox’s “ToolBox” have many errors in scripts, however, that could be seen as a good thing. Fixing other’s errors can be a good way of learning for yourself, especially if you’re on the Roblox DevForum, there you can use your knowledge to help others learn with you. You can also ask for help yourself on the DevForum, there are thousands of people creating and responding to topics on the forum, it’s very likely someone can help you with your problem. This can be especially useful when you want to learn something completely new, like how to create a vehicle. You can just search for whatever you want to learn to make on the ToolBox, find a working model and read through the code to learn how it works. Therefore, learning from others’ code can be beneficial when learning new skills, but it can have its downsides, such as badly written or bad quality code.

Conclusion

There is no definite answer for which method is best for you, it’s best for you to try all of them out and decide for yourself.