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DisASTer (distributed algorithms simulation terrain): a platform for the implementation of distributed algorithms

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Rainer Oechsle,

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ITiCSE '05: Proceedings of the 10th annual SIGCSE conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1067445.1067461

Published: 27 June 2005 Publication History

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DisASTer (Distributed Algorithms Simulation Terrain) is a platform for the implementation of distributed algorithms. It provides a Java class library that eases the programming of distributed algorithms in Java. Moreover, DisASTer constitutes an execution environment that enables the user to specify interactively a topology at runtime. It allows the user to control the execution of the algorithm (start, stop, suspend, resume, go back and forth). In addition, the execution of a distributed algorithm can be observed through some built-in visualization panels (topology view, sequence view, message queue view). DisASTer supports the implementation of further application-specific views.

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DOI:10.1145/1067445

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ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Volume 37, Issue 3
September 2005
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