documentation

The official references. Bookmark these - you will live in them.

Luau Language Reference

Official Luau docs - types, syntax, every feature explained by the people who built it.

Roblox Engine API

Every Instance, every property, every method. The canonical source for anything Roblox-specific.

Roblox Creator Docs

Tutorials, monetization guides, marketplace rules, performance docs.

Luau Playground

Run Luau in your browser. Paste anything from a lesson and see what it does.

Roblox Lua Style Guide

How they want you to write code. Read this before you apply to any studio.

Roblox DevForum

When you're stuck, search here first. Then ask. Most things have been asked.

Sync code from your file system into Roblox Studio. Required for serious projects.

Knit (game framework)

Service/controller framework. Common in commercial games.

The data-saving library most production games use instead of raw DataStores.

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