An example project to show how to build Clojure Applications and explore different parts of the Clojure ecosystem
The example project will be creating Conway's Game of Life.
The project will display the cells starting configuration the show the updates at each time step as per the rules. Any method of displaying the 2d cell grid is allowed. The project structure can be any desired along with any libraries needed
Conway's game of life takes place on a 2d square grid with cells that are alive (X) or dead (O). At each step cells can either become alive or dead. The rules for determining the cells status are
- Any live cell with two or three live neighbors survives
Examples of live cells staying alive
XXX OOX OOO XXO
OXO OXO XXX XXO
OOO XOO OOO OOO
- Any dead cell with three live neighbors becomes a live cell.
Examples of dead cells changing to live cells
XXX OOX OXO XXO
OOO XOO XOX XXO
OOO XOO OOO OOO
- All other cells become dead
Examples of cells becoming or staying dead
OOO XXX XOO XXX XOO
OOO XXO OXO OOO OOX
OOO OOO OOO XXX OOO