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Multi-agent systems: An introduction to distributed artificial intelligence

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Ferber's book is a confusing read for anybody approaching the subject for the first time. He attempts to categorise multiagent systems, but many of his key terms are vague. The
accumulation of distinctions without overall purpose becomes
irritating. Despite all the classification, there is no clear overall taxonomy and no hard code. Organisation is poor. A clear taxonomy and a detailed study of an implementation for each category plus code would have made a much better book. There is useful stuff here, but finding it is like looking for matching socks in a laundry bin.

I read some other reviews about this book saying that it is confusing, etc. I was not confused. I found this book very interesting, although it is not what I originally thought it would be. Ultimately, I used ideas from this book combined with the ideas from generative programming to solve a programming problem quite successfully.

This book was originally written in French, and whoever translated it was not paying attention when they did so. Horrible grammar and word usage mistakes detract from what would already be only a fair book. The stated purpose of the book is to unify various theories and approaches to multi-agent systems, and to this end uses a large array of redundant terminology.

I do not recommend this book at all.

I agree with Dan. I would recommend Multiagent systems by Weiss. The book presents a coherent text on MAS, and the authors are reknowned experts in their fields. Also, check out Rules of Encounter by Rochenschein and Zlotkin

I have not read the book. but i know the author is a famous prof. in the area.