7 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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Useless Scratch facts # 5:

An early version for a dark mode was implemented in the High-Contrast update, however it goes unused.

TurboWarp implemented it as the "Dark (Beta)" option. It's marked as beta because it's subject to upstream changes.

I know I am just delaying the inevitable, cry about it

Trying out this "warpspeed" thing people are yapping on about.

Don't make a mistake or you won't be able to undo.

I decided to fix this pretty infamous crash.

It's a clear sight better than breaking the entire page, no?

OUUUGHHHH I MGONNA BROWNNNNNN

So I can say for certain that Scratch 4.0 will depend on modern Blockly, which for now is being held together by the old GUI code from 3.0

People in the comments are talking like 4.0 is a rumour when it's been confirmed for months, possibly years now.

Honestly it's been a long time coming. I think even the devs are sick of their archaic version of Blockly.

what a commit history

i'd appreciate suggestions for what other quick settings i should put here