{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"FunTech Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/funtechsummercamps.com\/blog","author_name":"Marc","author_url":"https:\/\/funtechsummercamps.com\/blog\/author\/mheighwayhotmail-com\/","title":"Does Roblox Use JavaScript? (Clearing Up the Confusion)","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"hW6RPPGmJd\"><a href=\"https:\/\/funtechsummercamps.com\/blog\/does-roblox-use-javascript-clearing-up-the-confusion\/\">Does Roblox Use JavaScript? (Clearing Up the Confusion)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/funtechsummercamps.com\/blog\/does-roblox-use-javascript-clearing-up-the-confusion\/embed\/#?secret=hW6RPPGmJd\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Does Roblox Use JavaScript? (Clearing Up the Confusion)&#8221; &#8212; FunTech Blog\" data-secret=\"hW6RPPGmJd\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(c,d){\"use strict\";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),l=0;l<n.length;l++)n[l].style.display=\"none\";for(l=0;l<i.length;l++)if(r=i[l],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if(\"link\"===t.message)if(s=d.createElement(\"a\"),a=d.createElement(\"a\"),s.href=r.getAttribute(\"src\"),a.href=t.value,!o.test(a.protocol));else if(a.host===s.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener(\"message\",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",t,!1),c.addEventListener(\"load\",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf(\"MSIE 10\"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(\/Trident.*rv:11\\.\/),i=d.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+=\"#?secret=\"+r,t.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute(\"security\"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:r},\"*\")}}}}(window,document);\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/funtechsummercamps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/does-roblox-use-javascript.jpg","thumbnail_width":1142,"thumbnail_height":570,"description":"One of our students starting our&nbsp;Roblox Game Developer course&nbsp;recently asked us whether Roblox uses Javascript. The answer is no, and this blog post aims to clear up any confusion about it, and instead explains what coding languages Roblox does use. Roblox does not use Javascript One question that often arises among Roblox users is whether the platform uses JavaScript. Whilst JavaScript is a popular programming language widely used in web development due to its versatility, it\u2019s not something you will find in Roblox.&nbsp; Instead,&nbsp;the Roblox platform uses Lua, a lightweight programming language that is similar to JavaScript in many ways, which could be where the confusion comes from. Lua is specifically designed for embedded systems and is used in a..."}