For more insight on designing GoL circuits: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/111932 https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/111932 The hardware metaphor seems

For more insight on designing GoL circuits: https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/111932 https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/a/111932 The hardware metaphor seems apt, as GoL has a speed of light & the parts operate concurrently So not sure what you mean by reverse engineered, maybe you're getting hung up on Kolmogorov complexity being incomputable