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Parents worried about children's safety shouldn't let them play Roblox, company boss says (www.eurogamer.net)
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[–] stom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago

Roblox uses luau, which is similar enough to Lua that it absolutely does teach you transferable skills. Knock the platform all you like, but it's not so dissimilar from other game engines that you come away with nothing.

Honestly, I like developing for it, and that's coming from unity.