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Foil 29 Summary of the VPL -- Virtual Programming Laboratory

From Master Presentation on Java for Simulation and Education Penn State Jan 13,Wright State Jan 27,SIAM March 16 1997 -- January 1997. by Geoffrey C. Fox
Initially Aimed at education where usability higher priority than performance
Teaching Java and JavaScript greatly aided by interpreted technology which allow integration of demonstrations into lectures
VPL aimed at allowing embedding of F90, HPF and MPI (etc.) examples in lectures and convenient support of homeworks for transient inexperienced users.
Features of VPL:
  • Text Editor and File Manager
  • Web Interface for compilation and job submittal with simple aids such as prompts on HPF syntax, choice of platform and automatic makefiles
  • Client side Java applets for Performance and Data visualization
  • Security mechanisms

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