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 # Game of Life
 *It's not really about the Game of Life*
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+A weekend project with the following goals:
+- implement webpack build with babel
+- develop a simple Conway's Game of Life app without framework reliance
+- seed Game of Life with GitHub contribution calendars just for fun
+- implement a GitHub Actions workflow
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