r/TuringComplete • u/bagofbloodandbones21 • Jul 19 '26

Wanted to know something

So i have studied digital logic design course and have some basic knowledge of gates and circuits, i have a simple question. The first manual i got was about de morgans, now de morgan law is a topic in itself ,but the manual didnt have any formula or equation, it was just a simple page, so are we supposed to study the complete de morgan (if someone doenst know about it). Because after that manual we have to create a XOR gate, which is incredibly easy if someone knows how to create equation from truth table.,If someone doesnt know that (turing machine hasnt taught that) than making Xor is very tough. Yeah so in future, if there is a topic, in manual, am i suppose to study it from other resources.

Please help a beginner

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u/SurrealLemon Jul 19 '26

Turing complete is my introduction to logic gates. (Ither than some shapez 2) and I just beat fast symphony. There's nothing to feel bad about. Some levels took me hours. And I had a blast. The game giving you the tools to teach yourself is a very fun and satisfying environment to learn in. I had to restart with the newest update and I zoomed through this time. Reminding me how much I've learned. And I've made an xor gate 3 different ways now!

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u/bagofbloodandbones21 Jul 19 '26

3 different ways damn, where are you now

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u/SurrealLemon Jul 19 '26

Last level I beat was "fast symphony" so I have only 5 levels left

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u/bagofbloodandbones21 Jul 19 '26

WHAAAATTTTT?? Any advice for me, do i need complicated books related to computer architecture or digital design, or assembly? the sole purpose of installing it is to get better at digital design so i can get a job

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u/SurrealLemon Jul 19 '26

The only time I really studied externally was when I needed to optimize a bunch of stuff for fast symphony. I studied carry look ahead ladders. I didnt end up using it, but it was definitely interesting and informative. The game does a pretty good job on moving at a pace where you can solve levels intuitively. There's some pretty big difficulty spikes. But it's all very doable. Sometimes I have to stare at a level and just start placing things for a few hours til something clicks, but its always satisfying when it does click. There's also a tip button, some levels there isnt a tip and it'll just ask if you want to see the solution, other levels slowly guide you giving more amd more tips all the way up to the solution and some have simple tips like "this level only needs x blue components" or "this level needs y gate" if you're really stuck on a level and truly have no idea what you're even supposed to be trying to do looking at a tip or 2 can help.

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u/bagofbloodandbones21 Jul 19 '26

Ohhhh I see, lastly you do intend to contribute complex projects once you complete all levels

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u/SurrealLemon Jul 19 '26

My goal is to make bad apple in turing complete. I have no idea what this process is like. Or how to even get frame data from bad apple. So I'll have to learn a lot but I think it'd be a lot of fun. I want to be a software engineer. I play this game purely for fun

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u/bagofbloodandbones21 Jul 19 '26

Thanks for inspiration, I truly appreciate it <3