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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.
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* [[Tutorials/Software|Software]]
* [[Tutorials/Software|Software]]
** [[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 David Lippert)
** [[Tutorials/Coding Life simulators|Coding Life simulators]] (series of blog posts by Eric Lippert)
** Specific Programs:
** Specific Programs:
*** [[Tutorials/gfind|gfind]]
*** [[Tutorials/gfind|gfind]]

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.