emergent/swarm/evolutionary systems etc

[Josiah Carlson]

> rules.  Given that I have only a basic foothold on the language, does
> anybody foresee difficulties for me learning enough to impliment simple and
> experimentally flexible sim-city style simulations (minus fancy graphics and
> llamas) in no more than 2 months (to allow for time to conduct actual
> experiments + field observations etc)?  I would be able to engender aid from
> various staff, and the university library should carry titles on the
> subject.  Failing that, I could do it the old fashioned way and buy a how-to
> book, but I'd like some opinions on the difficulty of the goal from people
> who've already trancended the non-programmer/programmer barrier.


Two months is a pretty tight schedule.  If you're on your toes, I would 
bet you could learn enough of the langauge to support your ideas in 2 
months.  Actually programming the thing in 2 months; I wouldn't be able 
to make that kind of judgement about your abilities.

I wish you luck.
  - Josiah