Agent collaboration framework

Abstract

The philosophy of software development has changed significantly in recent years. Build quality software more quickly is imperative in todays market, specially when it has to meet the demands of consumers. Not long ago a development team could consist of only one member, while today this is unthinkable, since the number of members in the development teams increases with the complexity of the actual issues. Collaborative programming or pair programming is one of the more relevant areas at present in providing efficient solutions to the working groups management, in such a way that their impact on the software development process is indisputable. The main purpose of this document is to gather the most relevant aspects of the collaborative models in a collaborative framework based on the use of software agents. In practice, the proposed framework is designed in a generic manner, allowing its extension to other environments and different domains.