Learning Lua... (Just a random post from a lua super noob.)

[Neku]

I think yours is just a bit too complicated for him.

I mean, I barely understood what it did.

[Bytewave]

I think yours is just a bit too complicated for him.

I mean, I barely understood what it did.

Hmmmm... Really?
You sure it wasn't the math.randomseed() part that threw you off?
That was just for intimidation- it's nothing more than a simple math.random() seed that does some funky time to a Unix time stamp. Nothing too special, just makes things look scarier and work a bit better. Wasn't asking him to get what it actually does...

[Neku]

No, not that. Maybe it was just your lack of spacing. 

[Bytewave]

Could be... It's difficult on mobile, though.
Especially a really laggy mobile device.
I'll edit it, though.

[Bytewave]

There we go. Any better?

[Bytewave]

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MEDAL[1] = { "Pasta Lover", "Obtain some yummy pasta.", 5 }
MEDAL[2] = { "Panty Thief", "Steal some underwear.", 10 }
MEDAL[3] = { "Pig Molester", "Bother a harmless pig.", 5 }
MEDAL[4] = { "Crisis", "Drop into crisis mode for the first time.", 5 }
MEDAL[5] = { "Error", "...", 20 }


Couldn't you technically do this for the table value definitions?
It's a bit more confusing, but...

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MEDAL = {
{ "Pasta Lover", "Obtain some yummy pasta.", 5 },
{ "Panty Thief", "Steal some underwear.", 10 },
{ "Pig Molester", "Bother a harmless pig.", 5 },
{ "Crisis", "Drop into crisis mode for the first time.", 5},
{ "Error", "...", 20 }
}
That would create table rows, would it not?
I know it's slightly impractical...
Wasn't quizzing anyone, by the way...
I was just curious if I learned that correctly.

[Neku]

That works, but I prefer cleaner and user friendly code.

Mine would be obvious to whoever uses it that "here's how you edit it".

[JamminR]

Good job Syn.

Guys, don't overwhelm him with 20 different ways to do tables.
One or two at a time.
Simple at first. Mine was simple enough, but had extraneous information to provide the challenge.