Re:Simula the Forgotten Programming Language
by Orexis-Vexatii on Monday July 03, 2023 @06:39AM
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NTNU still has at least one course that uses Simula for coursework. TTM4110 - Dependability and Performance with Discrete Event Simulation. An interesting course but without anyone who had real experience with the language teaching it, it was a slog to get through.
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That's amazing, thanks for pointing out. Which compiler did you use to run Birtwisle's DEMOS?
Re:Simula the Forgotten Programming Language
by Orexis-Vexatii on Monday July 03, 2023 @08:40AM
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I believe we used GNU Cim for the coursework, but it's some years since I took this class personally so I can't say for certain.
Thanks. CIM generates C, so you would have had to run a C compiler too. Was the referenced course material specifically describing DEMOS and Simula as well?
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Do you happen to have a PDF of the course material which you could share? I will contact the course admin otherwise.
Yes, CIM is generating C and uses the available C compiler behind the scenes.
Ha, that’s interesting. I used to TA parts of that course; I had to learn Simula and Demos (a simulation library). If I recall correctly it was the first run of the course, and I had to develop some of the labs.