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The agent-oriented (AO) methodology is an effective means for constructing complex systems. Despite a great deal of research, a number of challenges still exist before making agent-based computing a widely accepted paradigm in software engineering practice. In order to solve the problem of “a variety in number, difficult to use”, the paper presents a hierarchical development architecture (HDA) for customizing a new AO methodology according to the given project. Based on the HDA, the developer can extract meta models from existing AO methods to assemble a new approach, much like developers building applications from third party off-the-shelf components. To exemplify its feasibility and effectiveness, the construction of C4I system is presented as a case study.
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Xiao, X., Zhifeng, Z., Ying, C. (2007). Agent Oriented Methodology Construction and Customization with HDA. In: van Leeuwen, J., Italiano, G.F., van der Hoek, W., Meinel, C., Sack, H., Plášil, F. (eds) SOFSEM 2007: Theory and Practice of Computer Science. SOFSEM 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4362. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-69507-3_58
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