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A comprehensive view of agent-oriented patterns

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This paper presents a comprehensive framework for classifying, analyzing and describing agent-oriented software patterns. We present a two dimensional scheme for classifying agent-oriented patterns. We define agent-oriented pattern attributes and use these attributes in a process for analyzing and placing agent-oriented patterns within the classification scheme. Using the proposed classification scheme, we classify 28 patterns written by a variety of agent researchers, chosen from almost 100 patterns which we have studied.

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    Ayodele Oluyomi, Shanika Karunasekera & Leon Sterling

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Oluyomi, A., Karunasekera, S. & Sterling, L. A comprehensive view of agent-oriented patterns. Auton Agent Multi-Agent Syst 15, 337–377 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10458-007-9014-9

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