Emulation of an unconventional model of computation in Java

ABSTRACT

This paper describes the emulation of an unconventional model of computation inspired by the field of optical computing. Our development employed a combination of eXtreme Programming, unit and integration testing with junit, and design patterns. In the final product we implemented a novel content-routing message passing system and have realised the first debugger for an optical computer programming language.

REFERENCES

• 1: Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Unconventional Models of Computation, December 2000
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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.3 PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
      D.3.2 Language Classifications
          Subjects: Specialized application languages

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
        D.2.11 Software Architectures
            Subjects: Languages (e.g., description, interconnection, definition)
      D.2.5 Testing and Debugging
          Subjects: Distributed debugging

General Terms:
Algorithms, Documentation, Theory