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A range of agent implementation technologies are reviewed according to five user-based criteria and via a comparison with object-oriented programming. The comparison with OO shows that some parts of object technology are a candidate implementation technique for some parts of agent systems. However, many other non-object-based implementation techniques may be just as useful. Also, for agents with mentalistic attitudes, the high-level specification of agent behavior requires numerous concepts outside the object paradigm; e.g. plans, communication, intentions, roles, and teams.
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Menzies, T., Pearce, A., Heinze, C., Goss, S. (2003). “What Is an Agent and Why Should I Care?”. In: Hinchey, M.G., Rash, J.L., Truszkowski, W.F., Rouff, C., Gordon-Spears, D. (eds) Formal Approaches to Agent-Based Systems. FAABS 2002. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 2699. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45133-4_1
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