This is insane Roblox has ported the entire frontend JS stack to Lua: react, jest, graphql, apollo, redux, etc...
This is insane Roblox has ported the entire frontend JS stack to Lua: react, jest, graphql, apollo, redux, etc... https://t.co/U6Az9hVdhu
@zack_overflow ..... why though? @ThePrimeagen here's some grade a content for ya
@zack_overflow i genuinely don’t understand where GQL would come into play when it comes to Roblox but cool nonetheless
@zack_overflow if only wasmoon would implement a registerJsModule like MicroPython and Pyodide do already, none of this would've been needed (on the Web)? it misses mostly just that in polyscript: pyscript.github.io/polyscript/#in…
@zack_overflow never considered lua for microlaunch.net but now that they have ported React😊
@zack_overflow imagine if Blizzard had this same hustle during the era of Warcraft 3 custom maps
@zack_overflow Also fun: there's a typescript transpiler to LUA which supports writing actual tsx that gets converted to LUA. And I love it. It is a nice active community also: roblox-ts.com
@zack_overflow Because it prints them a lot of money. Several games have picked up on the custom game craze now.
@zack_overflow I think Roblox is a net negative for society, but then I see shit like this and have to admit that they clearly know something I don’t.
@zack_overflow From what I've read somewhere (idk where tho, take it with a grain of salt) They translated the whole JS stack because it's easier to hire react js devs over luau devs for their roblox studio default widgets. Widgets such as explorer, terrain editor, toolbox...
@zack_overflow should have just ported lua to javascript 🤦♂️
@zack_overflow Why not just switch to JavaScript at that point…
@zack_overflow I honestly don't see why this is so surprisingly. I ported a good chunk of Laravel and DiscordPHP to Lua because it was a framework I was familiar with. It's a pretty flexible language with few limitations, you just have to make sure your goals make sense for what you want to do.
@zack_overflow In the not too distant future an LLM will be able to port any library to any language for you in a reasonably short time.
@zack_overflow I've been hollering about this for a solid minute. x.com/JoelStransky/s…
@zack_overflow I've been hollering about this for a solid minute. x.com/JoelStransky/s…
@zack_overflow I’m hearing what you said but I just can’t make a sound
@zack_overflow Yeah I checked Roblox' GitHub the other day and was surprised to see how CRACKED they were at open source
@zack_overflow it sounds cool but would also love to know why
@zack_overflow What a colossal waste of resources for building a platform for pedos and groomers.
@zack_overflow finally lua gets the praise it deserves 🙏 (only saying this because I got peculiar lua skills from coding wow addons a decade ago)
@zack_overflow They've trained an entire generation of kids to make games in Lua - they know what's coming
@zack_overflow Lua main focus was petroleum exploration yet it turns out it is still good for games and keeps growing, it's main advantage is that it is glue together with C and gas garbage collector and it is multiplatform and super tiny.
