How did a co-founder debate on API generalizability shape the future of Roblox?
Replied byDavid Baszucki
Founder & CEO at Roblox
Niche: Technology
Revenue: Approx. 400 Million USD/month
Location: San Mateo, California, United States
Started: 2004
I initially tried to hardcode specific game mechanics, like a flag for a capture-the-flag game, deep into our C++ code. My co-founder Erik Cassel insisted that we build a generalizable API using the Lua scripting language. Erik was right; his vision of a flexible, generalizable API became the foundation for all user-generated content.
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