DocumentCode
2826294
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
fYear
1995
fDate
3-6 Dec 1995
Firstpage
1307
Lastpage
1313
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Simulation Conference Proceedings, 1995. Winter
Conference_Location
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN
0-78033018-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WSC.1995.479040
Filename
479040
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