# Real talk: SilverBullet 2.0

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**Created:** [March 19, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/real-talk-silverbullet-2-0/2002 "2025-03-19T16:10:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Maarrk](https://community.silverbullet.md/user_avatar/community.silverbullet.md/maarrk/32/56_2.png) [@Maarrk](https://community.silverbullet.md/u/Maarrk)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2025, 11:14am UTC](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/real-talk-silverbullet-2-0/2002/45 "2025-03-27T11:14:29Z")

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> [@kaidoestech](#):
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> Being a student curious in the land of computer science, why lua?

You may be interested in detailed discussion on the first Lua thread, also proposing some alternative approaches. In my few days of usage, some of the promised advantages already seem to be there.

> [@Space Lua: Making Space Script safer, simpler and unifying all the things](https://community.silverbullet.md/t/space-lua-making-space-script-safer-simpler-and-unifying-all-the-things/970):
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> So over the last few weeks I’ve been tinkering with [PICO-8](https://www.lexaloffle.com/pico-8.php), which is a nice game development environment to play with. Recommended if you’re looking into introducing your kids to programming (as I am). As a programming language it uses Lua, which is a programming language I was somewhat familiar with, but not deeply. I dug into Lua a little more, and I like it quite a bit. First of all, because it’s a pretty simple, yet powerful language. The syntax is quite limited, so it’s easy to learn, and …

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I’ll also throw in my support for making a FOSS project fun for the developer himself.

When a user starts using this **free** application, there is risk of support running out, and development going in a different way than preferred. Both of those are you can fix with forking and doing the work yourself. Might be harsh, but I was taught:

> Don’t look a gifted horse in the mouth

Thanks for the app as is, good luck onwards!

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