I'm 12, learning JS, and wrote Wolfram's cellular automaton in Node
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This is a Node.js implementation of Wolfram's cellular automaton, created by a 12-year-old learning JavaScript. The project demonstrates how to build and visualize cellular automaton rules in a command-line environment. It is suitable for anyone interested in learning basic programming concepts, exploring cellular automata, or studying how simple rule sets can generate complex patterns. The code is available on Bitbucket.
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