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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. | |||
Welcome to the | |||
== Before we start == | == Before we start == | ||
Before | {{CatRel|Glossary}} | ||
*[[Life]] | 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: | ||
*[[Cellular automata]] | |||
*[[Pattern]] | * [[Life]] | ||
*[[Soup]] | * [[Glossary of basic terms]] | ||
*[[Still life]] | * [[Cellular automata]] | ||
*[[Spaceship]] | * [[Pattern]] | ||
*[[Oscillator]] | * [[Soup]] | ||
* [[Still life]] | |||
* [[Spaceship]] | |||
* [[Oscillator]] | |||
== Tutorials == | == Tutorials == | ||
Here are the tutorials | {{CatRel|Tutorials}} | ||
*[[Tutorials/Golly|Golly]] | Here are some of the tutorials currently available; see {{CategoryLink|Tutorials|style=inline}} for more. | ||
*[[Tutorials/ | |||
**[[Tutorials/ | * [[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/Scripts|Scripts]] | * [[Tutorials/Golly|Golly]] | ||
*[[Tutorials/Software|Software]] | ** [[Tutorials/More Golly|More Golly]] | ||
**[[Tutorials/ | ** [[Tutorials/Creating custom rules|Creating custom rules]] | ||
**[[Tutorials/ | ** [[Tutorials/Scripts|Scripts]] | ||
**[[Tutorials/ | * [[Tutorials/LifeViewer JavaScript plug-in|LifeViewer JavaScript plug-in]] | ||
**[[Tutorials/ | * | ||
*[[Tutorials/Python|Your | * [[Tutorials/Software|Software]] | ||
** [[Tutorials/Compiling|Compiling C Code (In General)]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Coding Life simulators|Coding Life simulators]] (series of blog posts by Eric Lippert) | |||
** Specific Programs: | |||
*** [[Tutorials/gfind|gfind]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/LLS|LLS (Logic Life Search)]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/slsparse|slmake/slsparse]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/Contributing to Catagolue|Contributing to Catagolue]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/Catagolue stdin symmetry|Catagolue stdin symmetry]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/Contributing to 5S|Contributing to the 5S Project]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/Seeds_of_Destruction_Game|Seeds of Destruction Game]] | |||
*** [[Tutorials/LSSS|LSSS]] | |||
* [[Tutorials/Search methods|Other search methods]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Glider syntheses|Glider syntheses]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Finding rules|Finding good rules]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Seed building|Seed building]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Finding conduits|Finding conduits]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/Catalyses|Catalyses]] | |||
** [[Tutorials/General technology|General technology]] | |||
* [[Tutorials/Your first Python script|Your first Python script]] | |||
[[Category:Tutorials| ]] | |||
Latest revision as of 09:00, 5 May 2023
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
- Compiling C Code (In General)
- Coding Life simulators (series of blog posts by Eric Lippert)
- Specific Programs:
- Other search methods
- Your first Python script