An introduction to SLX
James O. Henriksen · 1997
SLX is Wolverine Software's "next generation" simulation language.SLX builds on the strengths of Wolverine's GPSS/H (Cram, 1997).It provides powerful simulation capabilities in a modem, C-like language framework.SLX provides a multiplicity of layers, ranging from the SLX kernel, at the bottom, through traditional simulation languages, e.g., GPSSEI, in the middle, to application-specific language dialects and extensions at the top.This paper focuses on three key features of SLX.The power of these features is illustrated by presenting an SLX solution to a small, but moderately difficult simulation/animation problem.An earlier paper (Henriksen 1996) provides a broader overview of SLX for readers who are already familiar with simulation, and Henriksen (1995) presents key concepts of the architecture of SLX.