Iterative design of efficient simulations using Maisie

Maisie is a C-based simulation language that encourages iterative design of efficient simulations using stepwise refinements. Maisie is among the few languages that cleanly separate the simulation program from the underlying algorithm (sequential or parallel) that is used to execute the program. It is thus possible to design a sequential simulation and, if needed, to subsequently port it to a parallel machine with few modifications. The author gives a brief introduction to modeling and simulation using Maisie. He develops a complete Maisie model of a queuing network and illustrates both sequential and parallel implementations of the model