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Discrete simulation by APL-GPSS: the best of two worlds

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M. v. Baaren,

F. H. D. v. Batenberg,

H. P. T. v. d. StarAuthors Info & Claims

APL '89: Conference proceedings on APL as a tool of thought

Pages 12 - 22

https://doi.org/10.1145/75144.75148

Published: 01 July 1989 Publication History

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GPSS is a discrete simulation language, suitable for queuing systems.Its main advantage is that it is very easy to learn and easy to use, but its disadvantages are that it is very clumsy and also very restricted in its arithmetic (for example it is integer-valued and has very few mathematical functions).For this reasons we designed a GPSS emulator in APL which combines the simple and intuitive syntax of GPSS with the powerful calculation capabilities of APL.The product of this combination is the simulation package APL-GPSS.

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Discrete simulation by APL-GPSS: the best of two worlds
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Modeling and simulation
    1. Simulation support systems
      1. Simulation languages
    2. Simulation types and techniques
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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APL '89: Conference proceedings on APL as a tool of thought

July 1989

384 pages

ISBN:0897913272

DOI:10.1145/75144

Chairmen:
Chris Lincoln,
Bob Brown

ACM SIGAPL APL Quote Quad Volume 19, Issue 4
Aug. 1989
376 pages
ISSN:0163-6006
DOI:10.1145/75145
Editors:
Adam Kertesz,
Lynne C. Shaw
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