Second-generation aspect-oriented programming
Apply Advice Dynamically with the New Crop of Aop Frameworks
Summary
While aspect-oriented programming (AOP) offers a powerful means of modularizing programs, and a robust, feature-rich implementation for the Java platform is available in AspectJ, AOP is not yet in the average Java programmer's toolbox. AOP has remained an interesting curiosity at conferences and an item on everyone's to-do list to learn more about-until now. in the last year, a wave of interest in lightweight, transparent application servers has washed up a whole school of new AOP implementations, with features that allow developers to apply advice more dynamically and flexibly than before. in this report on the new generation of AOP frameworks, Dave Schweisguth contrasts the new with the old, explains where the new features fit in, and looks to the future of AOP on the Java platform. (
3,400 Words;
July 5, 2004)
By Dave Schweisguth
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