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Robo-Andrei
Scratcher
100+ posts

Remove the default variable

When you create a project, there's a default variable. You can rename it, delete it, or just leave it alone. However, lots of users leave it untouched, which bothers me. Therefore, I recommend renaming or deleting the variable, because I always do that. Because of the thousands of projects where the default variable doesn't have a use, I suggest to remove the default variable.

Why to remove the default variable

  • Lots of users leave it untouched;
  • There's a Make a Variable button in the block pallette.

Why to not remove the default variable

  • Users who need a variable immediately won't like this change.

I feel like the pros outweigh the cons.

Also, this change won't affect existing projects.
hydrofungus
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Remove the default variable

leaving it untouched won’t disturb you or anything, so i don’t really see why they should remove it
mtaka4
Scratcher
500+ posts

Remove the default variable

hydrofungus wrote:

leaving it untouched won’t disturb you or anything, so i don’t really see why they should remove it
I mean, if you're making a blank project, you shpuld expect a blank project. So if someone makes a big project and forgets about it, 283836486 hours down the drain due to the filesize limit, until they realise and regret what they did.
hydrofungus
Scratcher
1000+ posts

Remove the default variable

mtaka4 wrote:

hydrofungus wrote:

leaving it untouched won’t disturb you or anything, so i don’t really see why they should remove it
I mean, if you're making a blank project, you shpuld expect a blank project. So if someone makes a big project and forgets about it, 283836486 hours down the drain due to the filesize limit, until they realise and regret what they did.
due to a spare variable? i think they'd have deleted it or repurposed it if the project was that big
Billy_IsntA_Stickman
Scratcher
100+ posts

Remove the default variable

Semi-support, along with deleting message1, I’m sort of on the fence on this one.
Robo-Andrei
Scratcher
100+ posts

Remove the default variable

Billy_IsntA_Stickman wrote:

Semi-support, along with deleting message1, I’m sort of on the fence on this one.

It's important to give a valid reason as to why.

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