This insight is why I stopped trying to use CA as my underlying computational substrate in genetic programming experiments. It is much, much cheaper to run something like brainfuck programs than it is to simulate CA on a practical computer.
A switch statement over 8 instructions contained in a contiguous byte array will essentially teleport its way through your CPU's architecture.
A switch statement over 8 instructions contained in a contiguous byte array will essentially teleport its way through your CPU's architecture.