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		Vandash 65 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: Bolt – A super-fast, statically-typed scr... game dev for 15+ years here, love the first example on Github this is compiled right? cannot replace lua?

beariish 65 days ago | [–]

Bolt is not compiled ahead of time, it's bytecode interpreted just like Lua

IshKebab 65 days ago | [–]

It's compiled in the same way that Lua is compiled. So yes, it can replace Lua.

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