(August 2014)

TkEden

• Desktop version, coded in C and Tk/TCl, with extensive history to original Eden in 1987
• Extensive archive of models, online
• Still basis of many core examples in CS405
• Poorly engineered, part of state stored in Tk/Tcl
• Multiple notations (DoNaLD, Scout, Eddi)
• EMPE (Empirical Modelling Presentation Environment), used heavily in CS405

WebEden

• Richard Myers, 3rd year project in 2008
• Flash interface on top of TkEden
• Computation on server, client restricted to visualisation
• Windows server, receives client request for WebEden session
• Windows server manages multiple instances of Eden processes on possibly multiple machines
• Server architecture allows multiple Eden processes to communicate richly
• Commentary feature not as sophisticated as TkEden

JS-Eden

• Tim Monks, MSc project in 2011 was a prototype
• Same parser as TkEden, but much simpler implementation
• Computation on client
• Does not support all Eden notations
• Can wrap native JavaScript
• Many versions
• EMILE, Matt Cranham in 2012
• Master Version, Nick Pope in 2013
• Latest version, Joe Butler in 2014, contains presentation environment