Title :
Simulation programming languages: an abridged history
Author :
Nance, Richard E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Virginia Polytech. Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, VA, USA
Abstract :
Knowing history can be protective; we have all heard that those who do not are doomed to repeat it. Considering one well regarded expert´s estimate of 137 simulation programming languages (SPLs) created by 1981, many perhaps have already duplicated the numerous mistakes of their predecessors. History can also be informative, instructive and entertaining as hopefully this abridged and differently focused approach can illustrate. Questions concerning the causes for so many SPLs, the remarkably similar parallel developments, and the role of the SPLs versus programming languages in general might admit to historical answers. At the least, sharing speculations could prove enlightening and amusing
Keywords :
discrete event simulation; history; simulation languages; discrete event simulation; programming languages; simulation programming language history; Computational modeling; Computer languages; Computer science; Discrete event simulation; History; Protection; Random number generation; Scheduling; Transformers; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
0-78033018-8
DOI :
10.1109/WSC.1995.479040
