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narse has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

For a bio class project I am considering writing an evolution simulator (biting off more than i can chew, I know). The question is how to implement this, and what language would be best suited for this sort of project. Perl would be my obvious choice but perhaps someone has a method that is better suited to an alternate language. I have not been able to find much in the way of examples or methods but I have not been looking long. My question is if anyone has experience with this or can point me to a useful resource. -Matt Harrington (If it works, break it!)