2 months ago

Unsandboxed jank that I could fix anytime but I can't be arsed #1: This block is broken*


*technically.

This block works entirely fine and as intended both compiled and interpreted; that is, provided if you swap the "in" and the "with" in the way the block reads.

Due to a shitty oversight I made when adding the block alongside all of the other string blocks and the multitude of headaches that came with, I swapped those 2 words around.

The problem is, the repository this mistake is in is the Blockly repository, which notoriously is a pain to make edits on, especially minor ones. It requires re-compiling which takes just long enough to be a bit annoying, but short enough to be pathetic as an excuse to not want to fix it (5 minutes).

The obvious solution would be to bundle a fix with other bug fixes or other features being added, right? Well I did! Twice!! (It might be 3 times but I only remember firmly that there were 2).

I was confident that I was going to finish something in my back catalogue of features for Unsandboxed that I bundled the tiny language fix in to updates twice. They never got pushed because I never finished them, and don't think I'll be able to any time soon.

This block is literally doomed to always read wrong. This is the kind of petty bug I hoped would never happen in this entire project, but once you see it, you can't unsee it.



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The two JSON extensions are available for testing in the Unsandboxed Discord Server.

I'll be releasing more, such as Clones Plus 2, when I can. Hopefully these'll make Unsandboxed a lot more... viable.

https://discord.gg/fS9Scxdx65

A new Discord server has been created. Limited to 25 invites.

https://discord.gg/eeq6mZSXXg

So, Scratch 4.0.

If nothing comes up, I will be releasing this alongside a small handful of other extensions privately for testing.

This hinges on something I am not good at: actually delivering on things I say. Don't get your hopes up.

After some serious consideration, we caved and decided to make a Discord server. However, access will be extremely limited and invites extremely limited.

The invite below is limited to 10 people from our GameJolt community.

https://discord.gg/MnrPwNuNDt

thank goodness, i was worried

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