which block is used the least (excluding extension blocks and hacked blocks)

-gr

medians wrote:
and days since 2k is the least used.

aha! i think i guessed it!

kotp

Last edited by -gr (May 16, 2023 13:29:21)

medians

Though I think people would use the item # of string in list block since it’s in Data, and the item () of list block can now fit in booleans without hacked blocks, glide () to sprite, costume name and backdrop # in sprites, go to back, go forward x layers, is there any more things that were added?

-gr

medians wrote:
Though I think people would use the item # of string in list block since it’s in Data

variables* or do you mean the

(letter (2) of [world])

block? then operators*

Last edited by -gr (May 16, 2023 13:36:16)

medians

-gr wrote:
medians wrote:
and days since 2k is the least used.
aha! i think i guessed it!

kotp

It shows 118 uses, but I don’t know if that’s accurate now with set drag mode (can’t forget that) or yeah.
And someone asked if this counted for specific options.

medians

-gr wrote:
medians wrote:
Though I think people would use the item # of string in list block since it’s in Data
variables*

Stop I know they renamed it back but I’m so used to data

Also I mean the list block

Last edited by medians (May 16, 2023 13:38:00)

TheDerpyGoat101

(foo)

-gr

TheDerpyGoat101 wrote:
(foo)

Do you mean that specific name of a variable? Or the variable itself? There are tons of uses for the variable block, so it's definitely not that.

medians

TheDerpyGoat101 wrote:
(foo)

Specific names for Data blocks/broadcasts shouldn't count if that's what you're getting at.

INSERT-USER_NAME

Wasn't this closed? Or am I just misremembering something again?

medians

INSERT-USER_NAME wrote:
Wasn't this closed? Or am I just misremembering something again?

It was closed for some reason (most likely by accident) but got reopened later.

Last edited by medians (May 16, 2023 14:40:08)

Spentine

qwerty_wasd_gone wrote:
it's probably one of these
() mod ()

I use () mod () quite frequently along with other Scratchers working with bases or tile-based systems.

However, I suspect that these blocks are the least used:

(volume)
(loudness)
(list :: list) // any list
when [loudness v] > (10)

medians

Spentine wrote:
qwerty_wasd_gone wrote:
it's probably one of these
() mod ()
I use () mod () quite frequently along with other Scratchers working with bases or tile-based systems.

However, I suspect that these blocks are the least used:
when [loudness v] > (10)

Though, I'm not sure if this counts for specific dropdown options yet because when timer > (10) is definitely used (though not sure how much it is used)

-gr

medians wrote:
Spentine wrote:
qwerty_wasd_gone wrote:
it's probably one of these
() mod ()
I use () mod () quite frequently along with other Scratchers working with bases or tile-based systems.

However, I suspect that these blocks are the least used:
when [loudness v] > (10)
Though, I'm not sure if this counts for specific dropdown options yet because when timer > (10) is definitely used (though not sure how much it is used)

What do the mod blocks even do?

medians

-gr wrote:
medians wrote:
Spentine wrote:
qwerty_wasd_gone wrote:
it's probably one of these
() mod ()
I use () mod () quite frequently along with other Scratchers working with bases or tile-based systems.

However, I suspect that these blocks are the least used:
when [loudness v] > (10)
Though, I'm not sure if this counts for specific dropdown options yet because when timer > (10) is definitely used (though not sure how much it is used)
What do the mod blocks even do?

They return the remainder when you divide the first number by the second, which can be used to check for divisibility for example or converting bases.
Honestly though, I see a lot of people not understand what they actually do, and I think they should bring back help menus telling what each block does.

Last edited by medians (May 16, 2023 14:50:22)

UI-coder

Finding the accurate answer would be highly challenging without the statistics of each project that includes the least utilized block (LUB).

INSERT-USER_NAME

UI-coder wrote:
Finding the accurate answer would be highly challenging without the statistics of each project that includes the least utilized block (LUB).

now change it to “rarely utilized block”

cookieclickerer33

Personally I do actually think it’s

(list :: list)

Because of just how useless it is
It just reports the items in the list as text separated by spaces
There is no destination between an item that has a space in it or the next list item
I think it should just be dropped entirely or the block itself reports a list and then the dropdowns would be replaced with a special list input

Last edited by cookieclickerer33 (May 16, 2023 16:05:37)

cookieclickerer33

INSERT-USER_NAME wrote:
Wasn't this closed? Or am I just misremembering something again?

Ye I reopened this

I think it was closed because a st member thought it was solved

Funny because they are really the only ones that can answer this

INSERT-USER_NAME

cookieclickerer33 wrote:
Personally I do actually think it’s
(list :: list)
Because of just how useless it is
It just reports the items in the list as text separated by spaces

It is kind of helpful in text things? I made a project on another website where you can enter text into a notepad-type thing and the renderer's entire backbone is a (list) block.

Last edited by INSERT-USER_NAME (May 16, 2023 16:10:53)

Lionwarriorspets

This:

(letter () of [world])

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