Frequently Asked Questions
DSOL is an open source, Java based suite of Java classes for multi-formalism (e.g. continuous, discrete event, flow, process, and agent-based) simulation. The first release of DSOL was introduced at IEEE's Winter Simulation Conference 2002. The multi-formalism aspects and distributed character make DSOL an excellent Java library for web-based simulations, distributed simulation projects, and simulation games.
See the 'Download and use' menu (in the DSOL menu in the left pane) for different ways of using DSOL classes in your Java simulation project.
At this moment: yes. DSOL is fully prepared to create libraries of 'drag-and-drop' modules for easy development of simulation models, but these have not been created yet. So, for now, programming is the way to go if you want to build a simulation model with DSOL. If you want a good book to get started with programming in Java, consider Bruce Eckel's 'Thinking in Java', which provides an excellent intro into the Java programming language.