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@ -65,9 +65,12 @@ possible. Large lookup tables, oddly encoded cellmaps, and lots of
bit-twiddling assembly code spring to mind as possible approaches. Can't
you just feel your adrenaline start to pump?
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![](images/i.jpg) *Relax. Step back. Try to divine the true nature of the problem. The object is not to count neighbors and check cell states as quickly as possible; that's just one possible implementation. The object is to determine when a cell's state must be changed and to change it appropriately, and that's what we need to do as quickly as possible.*
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> ![](images/i.jpg)
> Relax. Step back. Try to divine the true nature of the problem. The
> object is not to count neighbors and check cell states as quickly as
> possible; that's just one possible implementation. The object is to
> determine when a cell's state must be changed and to change it
> appropriately, and that's what we need to do as quickly as possible.
What difference does that new perspective make? Let's approach it this
way. What does a typical cellmap look like? As it happens, after a few