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== Before we start == | == Before we start == | ||
{{CatRel|Glossary}} | |||
Before starting these tutorials, you may want to read around on the wiki. These tutorials may at times expect you to know basic rules and patterns. Here are some articles you may want to check out before starting: | Before starting these tutorials, you may want to read around on the wiki. These tutorials may at times expect you to know basic rules and patterns. Here are some articles you may want to check out before starting: | ||
* [[Life]] | * [[Life]] | ||
* [[Glossary of basic terms]] | |||
* [[Cellular automata]] | * [[Cellular automata]] | ||
* [[Pattern]] | * [[Pattern]] | ||
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== Tutorials == | == Tutorials == | ||
Here are the tutorials currently available. | {{CatRel|Tutorials}} | ||
Here are some of the tutorials currently available; see {{CategoryLink|Tutorials|style=inline}} for more. | |||
* [[Tutorials/Rules|Rules]] — start here if you're not yet familiar with cellular automata and want to get a bit of background before delving into patterns and software. | * [[Tutorials/Rules|Rules]] — start here if you're not yet familiar with cellular automata and want to get a bit of background before delving into patterns and software. | ||
** [[Tutorials/Finding rules|Finding good rules]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Creating custom rules|Creating custom rules]] | |||
* [[Tutorials/Golly|Golly]] | * [[Tutorials/Golly|Golly]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/More Golly|More Golly]] | ** [[Tutorials/More Golly|More Golly]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Scripts|Scripts]] | ** [[Tutorials/Scripts|Scripts]] | ||
* [[Tutorials/LifeViewer JavaScript plug-in|LifeViewer JavaScript plug-in]] | * [[Tutorials/LifeViewer JavaScript plug-in|LifeViewer JavaScript plug-in]] | ||
* [[Tutorials/Software|Software]] | * [[Tutorials/Software|Software]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Your first Python script|Your first Python script]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Compiling|Compiling C Code (In General)]] | ** [[Tutorials/Compiling|Compiling C Code (In General)]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Coding Life simulators|Coding Life simulators]] (series of blog posts by | ** [[Tutorials/Coding Life simulators|Coding Life simulators]] (series of blog posts by Eric Lippert) | ||
** Specific Programs: | ** Specific Programs: | ||
*** [[Tutorials/Contributing to 5S|Contributing to the 5S Project]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/Contributing to Catagolue|Contributing to Catagolue]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/Catagolue stdin symmetry|Catagolue stdin symmetry]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/gfind|gfind]] | *** [[Tutorials/gfind|gfind]] | ||
*** [[Tutorials/ikpx2|ikpx2]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/LLS|LLS (Logic Life Search)]] | *** [[Tutorials/LLS|LLS (Logic Life Search)]] | ||
*** [[Tutorials/LSSS|LSSS]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/LLSSS|LLSSS]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/rlifesrc|rlifesrc]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/Seeds_of_Destruction_Game|Seeds of Destruction Game]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/slsparse|slmake/slsparse]] | *** [[Tutorials/slsparse|slmake/slsparse]] | ||
* [[Tutorials/Search methods|Other search methods]] | * [[Tutorials/Search methods|Other search methods]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Glider syntheses|Glider syntheses]] | ** [[Tutorials/Glider syntheses|Glider syntheses]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Seed building|Seed building]] | ** [[Tutorials/Seed building|Seed building]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Finding conduits|Finding conduits]] | ** [[Tutorials/Finding conduits|Finding conduits]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Catalyses|Catalyses]] | ** [[Tutorials/Catalyses|Catalyses]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/General technology|General technology]] | ** [[Tutorials/General technology|General technology]] | ||
* [[Tutorials/ | ** [[Tutorials/Finding oscillators|Finding oscillators]] | ||
[[Category:Tutorials| ]] | [[Category:Tutorials| ]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:41, 1 April 2026
Welcome to the Tutorials page! If you want to learn about Life, cellular automata, patterns, software and scripting, you've come to the right place. These tutorials are designed for beginners, but you can continue into the sections to learn more and become a Professional™; we will start from something as simple as viewing a pattern.
Before we start
- See also category Glossary
Before starting these tutorials, you may want to read around on the wiki. These tutorials may at times expect you to know basic rules and patterns. Here are some articles you may want to check out before starting:
Tutorials
- See also category Tutorials
Here are some of the tutorials currently available; see category "Tutorials" for more.
- Rules — start here if you're not yet familiar with cellular automata and want to get a bit of background before delving into patterns and software.
- Golly
- LifeViewer JavaScript plug-in
- Software
- Your first Python script
- Compiling C Code (In General)
- Coding Life simulators (series of blog posts by Eric Lippert)
- Specific Programs:
- Other search methods