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Pitfalls of Agent-Oriented Development

Pitfalls of Agent-Oriented Development
Pitfalls of Agent-Oriented Development
While the theoretical and experimental foundations of agent-based systems are becoming increasingly well understood, comparatively little effort has been devoted to understanding the pragmatics of (multi-) agent systems development - the everyday reality of carrying out an agent-based development project. As a result, agent system developers are needlessly repeating the same mistakes, with the result that, at best, resources are wasted - at worst, projects fail. This paper identifies the main pitfalls that await the agent system developer, and where possible, makes tentative recommendations for how these pitfalls can be avoided or rectified.
385-391
Wooldridge, M. J.
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Jennings, N. R.
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Wooldridge, M. J.
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Jennings, N. R.
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Wooldridge, M. J. and Jennings, N. R. (1998) Pitfalls of Agent-Oriented Development. 2nd Int. Conf. on Autonomous Agents (Agents 98), Minneapolis, United States. pp. 385-391 .

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While the theoretical and experimental foundations of agent-based systems are becoming increasingly well understood, comparatively little effort has been devoted to understanding the pragmatics of (multi-) agent systems development - the everyday reality of carrying out an agent-based development project. As a result, agent system developers are needlessly repeating the same mistakes, with the result that, at best, resources are wasted - at worst, projects fail. This paper identifies the main pitfalls that await the agent system developer, and where possible, makes tentative recommendations for how these pitfalls can be avoided or rectified.

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Published date: 1998
Venue - Dates: 2nd Int. Conf. on Autonomous Agents (Agents 98), Minneapolis, United States, 1998-01-01
Organisations: Agents, Interactions & Complexity

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Local EPrints ID: 252162
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/252162
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Date deposited: 03 Dec 2002
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 05:17

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Author: M. J. Wooldridge
Author: N. R. Jennings

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