Software Engineering with Agents: Pitfalls and Pratfalls

  • Authors:
  • Michael J. Wooldridge;Nicholas R. Jennings

  • Affiliations:
  • -;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Internet Computing
  • Year:
  • 1999

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Abstract

While the theoretical and experimental foundations of agent-based systems are becoming increasingly well understood, comparatively little effort has been devoted to understanding the everyday reality of carrying out an agent-based development project. As a result, agent system developers needlessly repeat the same mistakes. At best, this wastes resources; at worst, projects fail. The authors identify the main pitfalls awaiting the agent system developer and recommend ways to avoid or rectify them where possible