[cellml-discussion] little b - shared models built from reusable parts

[James Lawson]

Hi all,

Has anyone encountered this before?

http://www.littleb.org/

The little b project is an effort to provide an open source 
<http://www.opensource.org/> language which allows scientists to build 
mathematical models <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathematical_model> of 
complex systems. The initial focus is systems biology 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_biology>. The goal is to stimulate 
widespread sharing and reuse of models.

The little b language is designed to allow biologists to build models 
quickly and easily from shared parts, and to allow theorists to program 
new ways of describing complex systems. Currently, libraries have been 
developed for building ODE 
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_equation> models of molecular 
networks in multi-compartment systems such as cellular epithelia.

Little b is based in Common Lisp and contains mechanisms for rule-based 
reasoning, symbolic mathematics and object-oriented definitions. The 
syntax is designed to be terse and human-readable to facilitate 
communication. The environment is both interactive and compilable.

Kind regards,
James

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