​Why Would One Want to Use a General Purpose Programming

question 14

Short Answer

​Why would one want to use a general purpose programming language rather than a spreadsheet to develop a
simulation?

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Definitions:

Incremental Changes

Small, gradual modifications or improvements made over time.

Stages

Distinct periods or phases in a process of development or series of events.

Nature Versus Nurture

A long-standing debate in psychology concerning the relative importance of genetic inheritance (nature) and environmental factors (nurture) in determining human behavior and traits.

Multidimensional Theories

A class of theoretical models in which theorists consider development to be the result of the relationships among many causal components. They generally apply to all domains of development from the cognitive to the social and suggest that there are layers, or levels, of interacting causes for behavioral change: physical/molecular, biological, psychological, social, and cultural. These models may also be called transactional, relational, systems, or bioecological models.