Abstract
We present a programming environment for very large scale single instruction multiple data (SIMD) arrays which, when scaled up, incorporate some features of cellular automata. This environment is organized in layers each of which possesses an underlying programming language based on layer-specific constraints. These languages allow the construction of configurations of increasing complexity: seed configurations, organ configurations, dynamic or "moving" configurations, and program configurations. They also allow the definition of relations of composition and interaction between configurations. Von Neumann's 29-state self-reproducing cellular automaton, a very large-scale and intrinsically complex application, has provided an experimental ground for the design of tools and languages for our system. It is used, in this paper, as a guiding example to illustrate what the system can handle.
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