The For Loop in GDScript (Or: Why I'm Gonna Hit Someone)

So I can write a for loop in other languages. I am aware that this makes me a member of an exclusive club called Everybody. But, like, look! See?

As you can tell from that thick, luscious error message, that ain't it chief. Sooooo, maybe:

But I don't want it to be a node. I want it to be an int. Apparently in GDScript, if you're writing a for loop, the for (variable) is always gonna be a node. Always and forever.

I didn't get a screenshot, but apparently the right answer is:

for i in button_container.get_children():
if i.disabled == false:
i.grab_focus()

But like with tabs that Blogger doesn't eat.

So of course, I immediately stepped on a rake and NEEDED i to be typed. Do you know how to do it?

Other sane languages would let you do i : whatever, but gdscript, you're typing that bad boy inside the loop.

Thanks! I hate it!

A Bad Word Filter

If you read this post, you're gonna agree that you're old enough to see some pretty bad words on the Internet! One of the last tasks I had to program in for Delia's game was a bad word filter. I taught, I am 100% aware that kids cannot be trusted and have to have that filter. But: what bad words do we include? I know that older games have bad word filters that have been cracked and are probably sitting around in the open on TCRF, but I didn't even know where to begin to find those. Soooooo I asked on the Kentucky Developer's website, and someone linked me to the Banned Word List. Did you know there's an official bad word list? Had no clue. I'm gonna link it here, and it's obviously not safe for work, so you're clicking at your own risk: The Banned Word List Just for good measure, some people put me up on these other two lists, which are also not safe for work, and you are also clicking these links at your own risk: Wikipedia's list of ethnic slurs and Wikipedia's list of common nouns derived from ethic group names. I went through and picked the ones I figured kids would be most likely to use. Now, if you've read down this far, you're grown enough to know this, but I still need to say it: I'm not providing this information so you have a cool new list of awful things to call people. I'm providing this in case you're ever in the same situation and you need to block words. When I would let kids choose names on Kahoot, to put it politely, they would use something off these lists pretty much every time. Kahoot has a feature where it picks names for the kids. It made them complain, but it also meant that I wasn't displaying the Banned Word List on my projector. I'm actually not sure how this factors into products for adults, but if you know I'd be interested to hear. (You know, for whatever reason they'd pick nice names for Blooket. Can't explain that.)

Stickers!

My local library lets me print stickers!

Do you recognize that axolotl? That's Delia!

I have plans for promoting Delia's site, Makealotl Music, annnnnnnd I need stuff. My local library will let me print $8 worth of stuff a month, and apparently THIS many stickers is eight bucks. I get eight more bucks every month. It's my tax dollars, may as well go down to the library and use it. While I was down there, I printed a zine about Vaporwave Battler too. Free printing at the library.✌️

Give me some time, I'll give you your opportunity to get your own Delia sticker. Also, I wonder what I'm printing next week? 🤔