Conway's Game of Life, but with a gallery of other peoples patterns
This is my spin on Conway's Game of Life. I have added the ability to create an account, save grids that you have discovered, and browse the gallery of grids saved by other people and replay them. This project has served as a sandbox for me to practice various aspects of developing a comprehensive web application from scratch. This was my first time developing a full scale web app with [almost] all the features you would expect. I know it is nowhere near perfect in its current state, but I feel it has reached a point of diminishing returns, and therefore my time is better spent focussing on…
Conway's Game of Life, but with a gallery of other peoples patterns launched on January 12, 2024 with 62 votes, #833 of 4,437 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 2 years on.
In plain words
This web application implements Conway's Game of Life with social features. Users can create accounts, save grid patterns they discover, and browse a gallery of patterns created by other users. The application allows replaying saved patterns and serves as a demonstration of full-stack web development with standard features expected in modern web applications.
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In the maker’s words, at launch
This is my spin on Conway's Game of Life. I have added the ability to create an account, save grids that you have discovered, and browse the gallery of grids saved by other people and replay them. This project has served as a sandbox for me to practice various aspects of developing a comprehensive web application…
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